conscript
🇺🇸
/kənˈskrɪpt/
🇬🇧
/kənˈskrɪpt/
verb
R
to force someone to join the military by law
In the past, many young men were conscripted to fight in wars.
noun
R
a person who is forced to join the military by law
The new conscript was nervous about his first day in the army.
translation
to force someone to join the military by law
a person who is forced to join the military by law
Word Forms
3rd Present
conscripts
Past
conscripted
Perfect
conscripted
Progressive
conscripting
Plural
conscripts