conscript
UK/kənˈskrɪpt/US/'kɒnskript/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To force someone to serve in the military.
征召某人服兵役。
n.
A person forced or drafted into military service.
被征召入伍的人。
adj.
Drafted into service.
被征召的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedConscript comes from writing names together onto an official list; from that list came the idea of drafting people into service.
Root script still carries 46 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The army conscripted young men during the war.