CONSCRIBE

Etymology

Verb

conscribe (third-person singular simple present conscribes, present participle conscribing, simple past and past participle conscribed)

(obsolete) To enroll; to enlist.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*scribe", v. t. Etym: [L. conscribere. See Conscript.]

Definition: To enroll; to enlist. [Obs.] E. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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