inscribe
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɪnˈskɹaɪb/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪb
Verb
editinscribe (third-person singular simple present inscribes, present participle inscribing, simple past and past participle inscribed)
- (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
- I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.
- I inscribed my name into the book.
- (transitive) To dedicate to someone.
- (transitive) To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
- (geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
- Antonym: (rare) escribe
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editto write or cut words onto something
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Latin
editVerb
editīnscrībe
Spanish
editVerb
editinscribe
- inflection of inscribir:
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