inscribe
verb/ɪnˈskɹaɪb/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).
1
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.
1 more example
- This coheres with the pattern of Scripture, which inscribes her story among that of others in the company of Jesus.2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21:
2
To dedicate to someone.
3
To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
4
Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
- Synonyms
- enwrite, inwrite
- Derived terms
- exinscribed, inscribable, inscriber, reinscribe, superinscribe, uninscribed
- Related terms
- inscription, circumscribe