Inscribe

/ɪnˈskɹaɪb/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
2. (transitive) To dedicate to someone.
3. (transitive) To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
4. (geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

Example Sentences

I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.

I inscribed my name into the book.

This coheres with the pattern of Scripture, which inscribes her story among that of others in the company of Jesus.

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Word Forms

• inscribes
• inscribing
• inscribed

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