conscribe

[ kuh n-skrahyb ]
/ kənˈskraɪb /
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verb (used with object), con·scribed, con·scrib·ing.

to constrict or limit; circumscribe.
to force into military service; conscript.

Origin of conscribe

1540–50; < Latin conscrībere to enroll, enlist, equivalent to con- con- + scrībere to write

Words nearby conscribe

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Words related to conscribe

press, choose, recruit, appoint, hire, engage, join, enroll, gather, serve, employ, admit, enter, mobilize, attract, assign, volunteer, conscript, muster, impress