- conscript forces
- men who have been drafted into military service
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
conscript forces
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conscript — [kən skript′; ] for adj. & n. [ kän′skript΄] vt. ☆ [< CONSCRIPT the adj.] 1. to enroll for compulsory service in the armed forces; draft 2. to force (labor, capital, etc.) into service for the government adj. [L conscriptus, pp. of conscribere … English World dictionary
conscript — v. (D; tr.) to conscript into (to conscript youths into the armed forces) * * * [ kɒnskrɪpt] (D;tr.) to conscript into (to conscript youths into the armed forces) … Combinatory dictionary
conscript — I UK [kənˈskrɪpt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms conscript : present tense I/you/we/they conscript he/she/it conscripts present participle conscripting past tense conscripted past participle conscripted to make someone join the armed forces II … English dictionary
conscript — adjective /ˈkɒnskrɪpt / (say konskript) 1. enrolled or formed by conscription: a conscript soldier; a conscript army. –noun /ˈkɒnskrɪpt / (say konskript) 2. a recruit obtained by conscription. 3. Statistics a person born not only in the same year …
conscript — conscripts, conscripting, conscripted (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nskrɪpt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kənskrɪ̱pt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country. Syn: draftee Ant:… … English dictionary
conscript — [kənˈskrɪpt] verb [T] I to make someone join the armed forces conscription [kənˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n] noun [U] II noun [C] conscript [ˈkɒnskrɪpt] someone who has been forced to join the armed forces … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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