Inscribe
1Inscribe — In*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inscribing}.] [L. inscribere. See 1st {In }, and {Scribe}.] 1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint. [1913 Webster] Inscribe a verse on this relenting… …
2inscribe — in·scribe vt in·scribed, in·scrib·ing: to set down in writing (as the terms of a mortgage) to create a lasting public record in·scrip·tion n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. insc …
3inscribe — (v.) 1550s (form inscriven is from late 14c.), from L. inscribere to write in or on, (see INSCRIPTION (Cf. inscription)). Meaning to dedicate (by means of an inscription) is from 1640s. Related: Inscribed; inscribing …
4inscribe — [v] imprint, write book, carve, cut, engrave, engross, etch, impress, indite, list, record, register, scribe; concept 79 …
5inscribe — ► VERB 1) write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface. 2) write a dedication to someone in (a book). 3) Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect. DERIVATIVES inscribable adjective inscriber… …
6inscribe — [in skrīb′] vt. inscribed, inscribing [L inscribere: see IN 1 & SCRIBE] 1. a) to write, mark, or engrave (words, symbols, etc.) on some surface b) to write on, mark, or engrave (a surface) 2 …
7inscribe — UK [ɪnˈskraɪb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inscribe : present tense I/you/we/they inscribe he/she/it inscribes present participle inscribing past tense inscribed past participle inscribed to write or cut words on or in something, especially …
8inscribe — v. (D; tr.) to inscribe for (to inscribe a book for smb.) * * * [ɪn skraɪb] (D;tr.) to inscribefor (to inscribea book for smb.) …
9inscribe — in|scribe [ ın skraıb ] verb transitive to write or cut words on or in something, especially as a record of an achievement or in order to honor someone: inscribe something with something: a gold watch inscribed with her initials inscribe… …
10inscribe — [[t]ɪnskra͟ɪb[/t]] inscribes, inscribing, inscribed 1) VERB If you inscribe words on an object, you write or carve the words on the object. [V n on n] Some galleries commemorate donors by inscribing their names on the walls... [V ed on/with n]… …
