conscribe
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transitive verb \kən-ˈskrīb\con·scribedcon·scrib·ing
Definition of CONSCRIBE
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: limit, circumscribe <ill-health … conscribed the force of his intentions — Times Literary Supplement>
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Examples of CONSCRIBE
- <young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict>
Origin of CONSCRIBE
Latin conscribere
First Known Use: 1613
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