conscript

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

Pronunciation

Noun

conscript (plural conscripts)

  1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
    The soldier was a conscript.
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Adjective

conscript (not comparable)

  1. Drafted into a military service or similar.
  2. Enrolled; written; registered.
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Verb

conscript (third-person singular simple present conscripts, present participle conscripting, simple past and past participle conscripted)

  1. (transitive) To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
    Synonyms: draft, induct
    • 1996 March 15, Jonathan Mirsky, “Taiwan President visits islanders to bolster morale”, in The Times‎, number 65,528, →ISSN, →OCLC, Overseas News, page 15, column 3:
      Other rich families are being accused of sending their sons abroad before they can be conscripted. Every Taiwanese man must spend three years in the army and another 20 in the reserves.
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Etymology 2

From con- (“constructed”) +‎ script.

Noun

conscript (plural conscripts)

  1. A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang or spelling reform.
    Synonym: neography
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