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CONSCRIPT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conscript mean?
• CONSCRIPT (noun)
The noun CONSCRIPT has 1 sense:
1. someone who is drafted into military service
Familiarity information: CONSCRIPT used as a noun is very rare.
• CONSCRIPT (verb)
The verb CONSCRIPT has 1 sense:
1. enroll into service compulsorily
Familiarity information: CONSCRIPT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is drafted into military service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
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)
| Conjugation: |
Past simple: conscripted
Past participle: conscripted
-ing form: conscripting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enroll into service compulsorily
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
The men were conscripted
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)
Context examples
Previous studies have shown that, on average, individuals with higher IQs tend to live a little longer than those with lower IQs, but these are largely based on data from male conscripts followed up only to middle adulthood.
(Higher IQ in Childhood Linked to Longer Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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