conscribe

C2+ Topic:Law & Government
US /kənˈskraɪb/ UK /kənˈskraɪb/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To enroll; to enlist

    The government threatened to conscribe every eligible man into the army.

Etymology

From Latin cōnscrībere. See conscript.

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