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conscribeto enroll someone compulsorily for military service; to draft

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to enroll someone compulsorily for military service; to draft

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈskraɪb/

Korean meaning: 징병하다, 강제로 군 복무에 등록시키다

Korean pronunciation: 컨**스크라**이브

Example Sentences

  • The king decided to conscribe every village blacksmith because they could make weapons.
  • During the zombie apocalypse, the military had to conscribe even pizza delivery guys for their navigation skills.
  • The desperate coach tried to conscribe his grandmother for the basketball team when all players got injured.

conscribe

VERB

//kənˈskraɪb//

to enroll someone compulsorily for military service; to draft

conscribe concept
💡 Concept

to enroll someone compulsorily for military service; to draft

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🎵 Rhyme

Conscribe the youth, describe their health, prescribe their fate

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˈskraɪb/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˈskraɪb/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootscrib
Suffix--e

Origin

라틴어 'conscribere'에서 유래했으며, '함께(con) + 쓰다/기록하다(scribere)'의 의미로, 원래는 '명단에 함께 기록하다'는 뜻에서 군 복무 명단에 등록시킨다는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

describeinscribeprescribesubscribe
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inscribe
prescribe
subscribe

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📝Examples

The king decided to conscribe every village blacksmith because they could make weapons.

😄 Fun example

During the zombie apocalypse, the military had to conscribe even pizza delivery guys for their navigation skills.

😄 Fun example

The desperate coach tried to conscribe his grandmother for the basketball team when all players got injured.

Modern democracies rarely conscribe citizens without their consent.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

draftenlistrecruitenrollinduct

Antonyms

dischargeexemptrelease

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