[sub.scribe] vb sub.scribed ; sub.scrib.ing [ME, fr. L subscribere, lit., to write beneath, fr. sub- + scribere to write--more at scribe] vt (15c) 1: to write (one's name) underneath: sign
2. a: to sign (as a document) with one's own hand in token of consent or obligation b: to attest by signing c: to pledge (a gift or contribution) by writing one's name with the amount
3: to assent to: support ~ vi 1: to sign one's name to a document
2. a: to give consent or approval to something written by signing "unwilling to ~ to the agreement" b: to set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give something (as a sum of money); also: to give something in accordance with such a promise c: to enter one's name for a publication or service; also: to receive a periodical or service regularly on order d: to agree to purchase and pay for securities esp. of a new offering "subscribed for 1000 shares"
3: to feel favorably disposed "I ~ to your sentiments" syn see assent -- sub.scrib.er n