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conscript

verb
🔊/kənˈskrɪpt/
🔊/kənˈskrɪpt/
(especially British English)
(North American English usually draft)
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they conscript
🔊/kənˈskrɪpt/
🔊/kənˈskrɪpt/
he / she / it conscripts
🔊/kənˈskrɪpts/
🔊/kənˈskrɪpts/
past simple conscripted
🔊/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
🔊/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
past participle conscripted
🔊/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
🔊/kənˈskrɪptɪd/
-ing form conscripting
🔊/kənˈskrɪptɪŋ/
🔊/kənˈskrɪptɪŋ/
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  1. to order somebody by law to join the armed forces 征募；征召synonym call up
    • be conscripted (into something) He was conscripted into the army in 1939.他于 1939 年应征入伍。🔊🔊
    • be conscripted for something to be conscripted for military service应征入伍
    Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a noun): from French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere ‘enrol’. The verb is a back-formation from conscription.

conscript

noun
🔊/ˈkɒnskrɪpt/
🔊/ˈkɑːnskrɪpt/
(especially British English)
(US English usually draftee)
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  1. a person who has been conscripted to join the armed forces应征入伍者
    • young army conscripts年轻的应征士兵
    • conscript soldiers/armies应征入伍的士兵；由应征入伍者组成的部队
    compare volunteer
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryConscript is used before these nouns:
    • army
    • soldier
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    Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a noun): from French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere ‘enrol’. The verb is a back-formation from conscription.