I. ˈkänˌskript adjective
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French conscript, conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to write together, enroll, from com- + scribere to write — more at scribe
1. : enrolled into service by compulsion : conscripted, drafted
conscript soldiers
a hospital served by conscript nurses
2. : made up of impressed or drafted persons
conscript armies
a conscript labor camp
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: translation of French conscrit
: one that has been enrolled into service (as by arbitrary compulsion or by the dictates of law) ; especially : a recruit secured by conscription
III. kənˈskript transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: conscript (II)
: to enroll into service by compulsion
conscript soldiers
a labor battalion conscripted from the ranks of political outcasts
though I could conscript my body I could not conscript my mind — M.R.Cohen