conscript

verb

Meaning

Compel someone to serve in the armed forces, typically through a mandatory legal system.

Examples

The government began to conscript young men as the conflict escalated.
He was conscripted into the navy shortly after his eighteenth birthday.

Synonyms: draft, enlist, press-gang, impress

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conscript

verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈskrɪpt/

Definition

Compel someone to serve in the armed forces, typically through a mandatory legal system.

Examples

The government began to conscript young men as the conflict escalated.
He was conscripted into the navy shortly after his eighteenth birthday.
Many citizens fled the country to avoid being conscripted into the infantry.

How to Use conscript

conscript into (prepositional phrase): to force someone to join a specific branch of service — "He was conscripted into the air force."
be conscripted by (prepositional phrase): to be forced into service by a specific authority — "The local militia was conscripted by the regional governor."

Synonyms of conscript

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