■ verb
1》 write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface, especially as a formal or permanent record.
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. Compare with circumscribe .
4》 archaic enter the name of (someone) on a list.
Derivatives
inscribable adjective
~r noun
Origin
ME: from L. ~re , from in- 'into' + scribere 'write'.