conscribe

[ kuhn-skrahyb ]

verb (used with object)

, con·scribed, con·scrib·ing.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of conscribe¹

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

Related Words

• admit
• appoint
• assign
• attract
• call up
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• engage
• enroll
• enter
• gather
• hire
• join
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• recruit
• serve
• volunteer