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CONSCRIPT
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is drafted into military service
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("conscript" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Derivation:
conscript (enroll into service compulsorily)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they conscript ... he / she / it conscripts
Past simple: conscripted
Past participle: conscripted
-ing form: conscripting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enroll into service compulsorily
Example:
The men were conscripted
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "conscript" is one way to...):
enlist (join the military)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
conscript (someone who is drafted into military service)
conscription (compulsory military service)
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