First Known Use: 1613
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conscribe
verb con·scribe \kən-ˈskrīb\
con·scribedcon·scrib·ing
Definition of CONSCRIBE
transitive verb
1
: limit, circumscribe <ill-health … conscribed the force of his intentions — Times Literary Supplement>
2
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Origin of CONSCRIBE
Latin conscribere
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