conscript

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·script [conscript conscripts conscripted conscripting] verb, noun
verb BrE [kənˈskrɪpt] ; NAmE [kənˈskrɪpt] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually draft)usually passive ~ sb (into sth)
to make sb join the armed forces
Syn: call up
•He was conscripted into the army in 1939.
•to be conscripted for military service
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 18th cent. (as a noun): from French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere ‘enrol’. The verb is a back-formation from ↑conscription.
 
noun BrE [ˈkɒnskrɪpt] ; NAmE [ˈkɑːnskrɪpt] (especially BrE) (US usually draft·ee)
a person who has been conscripted to join the armed forces
•young army conscripts
•conscript soldiers/armies
compare ↑volunteer

Word Origin:
late 18th cent. (as a noun): from French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere ‘enrol’. The verb is a back-formation from ↑conscription.
 
See also: ↑draft ▪ ↑draftee

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  draftee, inductee
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary