1.
[syn: draftee, conscript, inductee]
VERB (1)
1. enroll into service compulsorily;
- Example: "The men were conscripted"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conscript \Con"script\, n.
One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a
soldier or sailor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conscript \Con*script"\, v. t.
To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conscript \Con"script\, a. [L. conscriptus, p. p. of conscribere
to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See
Scribe.]
Enrolled; written; registered.
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Conscript fathers (Rom. Antiq.), the senators of ancient
Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with
the "fathers" the body was called Patres et Conscripti;
afterward all were called Patres conscripti.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
conscript
n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn:
draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military
volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]
v 1: enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were
conscripted"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "conscript":
beat the drums, boot, call to arms, call up, commandeer, conscribe,
detach, detach for service, draft, drafted man, draftee, enlist,
enlistee, enroll, enrollee, impress, induct, inductee, join, levy,
list, mobilize, muster, muster in, press, raise, rally,
raw recruit, recruit, rookie, selectee, sign on, sign up, summon,
tenderfoot, trainee