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conscripted

[kuhn-skrip-tid]

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adjective

drafted for military or naval service.
There was some discussion about which was better, an all-volunteer army or a conscripted army.
pressed or compelled into service.
Finally, I wish to acknowledge the hurriedly conscripted actors who worked hard under time pressure to make the play a success.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of conscript.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conscripted¹

First recorded in 1800–10; conscript ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; conscript ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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Canada and around the world, students and educators are refusing to be conscripted into authoritarian narratives.

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�� gives “The Reservoir” a claim to uniqueness is the way Josh’s four grandparents are conscripted not just into the story but into the staging.

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If Pulte proceeds without implementing real reform, taxpayers on Main Street are once again likely to be exposed to significant financial risks as they are conscripted into subsidizing lucrative deals for Wall Street.

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Mohammed was still a teenager when he was conscripted into Assad's army, as the demonstrations spread and the regime's deadly crackdown sparked a full-blown war.

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Jim left the town a few years later and never returned after getting conscripted and meeting his wife, Iris Gibbs, while in an army camp in Essex.

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