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| con·script [ kən skrípt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle con·script·ed, present participle con·script·ing, 3rd person present singular con·scripts) |
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compel to do military service: to enroll somebody compulsorily in the armed forces
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noun (plural con·scripts) |
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military recruit: a recruit who has been compulsorily enrolled, especially in the armed forces
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| [15th century. < Latin conscript-, past participle of conscribere "enroll" < scribere "write"] |
