Complete Definition of "conscript"

English

Etymology
L. c�nscriptus, past participle of c�nscrībere

Pronunciation
(noun, adjective):
*(RP): AHD|k�n'skrĭpt, IPA|/�k�nskrɪpt/, SAMPA|/<tt>"kQnskrIpt</tt>/
*(US): AHD|kän'skrĭpt, IPA|/�k�nskrIpt/, SAMPA|/<tt>"kAnskrIpt</tt>/
(verb): AHD|k�n'skrĭpt, IPA|/k�n�skrɪpt/, SAMPA|/<tt>k@n"skrIpt</tt>/
*rhymes|ɪpt

Noun
en-noun

#one who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee
#:The soldier was a conscript.

Translations

Dutch: dienstplichtige
French: conscrit, appelé
German: Wehrpflichtiger
Italian: coscritto m
Japanese: 徴��
mid
Spanish: conscripto, recluta, colimba
Swedish: värnpliktig
Persian: سرباز �ظ���

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp
#drafted

Translations

Dutch: dienstplichtig
German: verpflichtet, einberufen
mid
Spanish: reclutado, enrolado, alistado

Transitive verb
en-verb

#to enrol(l) one compulsorily; to draft; to induct

Synonyms
(enrol(l) compulsorily): draft, induct

Translations

Hebrew: ����ס (le'gaies)
Italian: arruolare
Japanese: 徴���
mid
Portuguese: alistar
Spanish: reclutar, enrolar, alistar

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Category:English heteronyms

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