INSCRIBE


Meaning of INSCRIBE in English

■ 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'.

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