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verb | noun conscriptconscript1 /kənˈskrɪpt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYconscript1Origin: 1800-1900 Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to make a member of something VERB TABLEconscript |
Present | I, you, we, they | conscript | | he, she, it | conscripts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | conscripted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have conscripted | | he, she, it | has conscripted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had conscripted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will conscript | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have conscripted |
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Present | I | am conscripting | | he, she, it | is conscripting | | you, we, they | are conscripting | Past | I, he, she, it | was conscripting | | you, we, they | were conscripting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been conscripting | | he, she, it | has been conscripting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been conscripting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be conscripting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been conscripting |
1to make someone join the military SYN draft: conscript somebody into something Many young men were forcibly conscripted into the military. → see also recruit12to make someone become a member of a group or take part in a particular activity: She had conscripted him into helping her distribute the pamphlets. [Origin: 1800–1900 Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to make a member of something] verb | noun conscriptconscript2 /ˈkɑnskrɪpt/ noun [countable] formal ETYMOLOGYconscript2Origin: 1800-1900 French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus; ➔ CONSCRIPT1 someone who has been made to join the military SYN draftee → recruit |