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con·script
(kŏn′skrĭpt′)n.
One compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in the armed forces; a draftee.
adj.
Enrolled compulsorily; drafted.
tr.v. (kən-skrĭpt′) con·script·ed, con·script·ing, con·scripts
To enroll compulsorily into service; draft.
[Latin cōnscrīptus, past participle of cōnscrībere, to enroll : com-, com- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
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conscript
n
(Military)
a. a person who is enrolled for compulsory military service
b. (as modifier): a conscript army.
vb
(Military) (tr) to enrol (youths, civilians, etc) for compulsory military service
[C15: from Latin conscrīptus, past participle of conscrībere to write together in a list, enrol, from scrībere to write]
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con•script
(v. kənˈskrɪpt; n., adj. ˈkɒn skrɪpt)v.t.
1. to draft for military service.
2. to compel into service.
n. 3. a recruit obtained by conscription.
adj. 4. enrolled or formed by conscription; drafted: a conscript soldier.
[1525–35; < Latin conscrīptus, past participle of conscrībere to conscribe]
con•script′a•ble, adj.
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conscript
Past participle: conscripted
Gerund: conscripting
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Noun | 1. | ![]() armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" |
Verb | 1. | conscript - enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted" enlist - join the military |
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Translations
مُجنَّديُجنّد، يَدْعو للخِدْمَه العَسْكَرِيَّه
branecodvést
indkaldeindkaldtværnepligtig
besorozott
herkvaddur maîurkveîja til aî gegna herskyldu
šaukimasšauktišauktinis
iesaucamaisiesaukt
branecpovolať
nabornikvpoklicati
askere/silâh altına almaksilâh altına alınmış kimse
conscript
A. [ˈkɒnskrɪpt] N → recluta mf, conscripto/a m/f (LAm)
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conscript
[ˈkɒnskrɪpt] [kənˈskrɪpt] vt [+ person] → appeler, enrôler
to be conscripted into the army → être appelé(e) dans l'armée, être enrôlé(e) dans l'armée
to be conscripted into the army → être appelé(e) dans l'armée, être enrôlé(e) dans l'armée
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
conscript
(ˈkonskript) noun a person legally ordered by the state to serve in the armed forces etc.
(kənˈskript) verb legally to order (someone) to serve in the armed forces etc. He was conscripted into the army.
conˈscription (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.