verb
- past tense and past participle of conscribe; to enroll compulsorily for military service
Usage: formal; military
Examples
- The young men were conscribed into the army during wartime.
- He was conscribed at age eighteen and served two years.
- Many citizens were conscribed to defend their homeland.
- The government conscribed thousands of soldiers for the conflict.
- After being conscribed, he underwent basic military training.