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conscript

1 conscript /kənˈskrɪpt/ verb
conscripts; conscripted; conscripting
1 conscript
/kənˈskrɪpt/
verb
conscripts; conscripted; conscripting
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONSCRIPT
[+ object]
: to force (someone) to serve in the armed forces : draft
2 conscript /ˈkɑːnˌskrɪpt/ noun
plural conscripts
2 conscript
/ˈkɑːnˌskrɪpt/
noun
plural conscripts
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONSCRIPT
[count]
: a person who is forced to serve in the armed forces : draftee

— conscript

/ˈkɑːnˌskrɪpt/ adjective, always used before a noun