conscript

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/
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/ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ · /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/(US) · /kənˈskɹɪpt/

Definition of conscript

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
    “The soldier was a conscript.”
  2. A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang or spelling reform.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Drafted into a military service or similar.
  2. (not-comparable)Enrolled; written; registered.

verb

  1. (transitive)To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
    “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.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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3-letter words

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