con·scribe | \ kən-ˈskrīb 
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\conscribed; conscribing
Definition of conscribe
1 : limit, circumscribe ill-health … conscribed the force of his intentions — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2 : conscript
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The first known use of conscribe was in 1613
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