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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-derived
con-together, with
+
scriptwrite, scratch
=conscript

Conscript 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 words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The army conscripted young men during the war.

Derivatives

conscriptionconscribe
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