CONSCRIPT


Meaning of CONSCRIPT in English

The noun is pronounced /kɒnskrɪpt/. The verb is pronounced /kənskrɪpt/.

( conscripted)

1.

A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country.

≠ volunteer

N-COUNT

2.

If someone is conscripted , they are officially made to join the armed forces of a country.

He was conscripted into the German army...

Peter was conscripted like every other young man.

= draft

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed into n , be V-ed

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