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inscribe
[ in-skrahyb ]
/ ɪnˈskraɪb /
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verb (used with object), in·scribed, in·scrib·ing.
to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., especially in a durable or conspicuous way.
to write, print, mark, or engrave (words, characters, etc.).
to enroll, as on an official list.
Geometry. to draw or delineate (one figure) within another figure so that the inner lies entirely within the boundary of the outer, touching it at as many points as possible: to inscribe a circle in a square.
British.
- to issue (a loan) in the form of shares with registered stockholders.
- to sell (stocks).
- to buy (stocks).
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insanitation, insanity, insatiable, insatiate, inscape, inscribe, inscription, inscriptive, inscroll, inscrutable, insculp
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British Dictionary definitions for inscribe
inscribe
/ (ɪnˈskraɪb) /
verb (tr)
to make, carve, or engrave (writing, letters, a design, etc) on (a surface such as wood, stone, or paper)
to enter (a name) on a list or in a register
to sign one's name on (a book, photograph, etc) before presentation to another person
to draw (a geometric construction such as a circle, polygon, etc) inside another construction so that the two are in contact but do not intersectCompare circumscribe (def. 3)
Derived forms of inscribe
inscribable, adjectiveinscribableness, nouninscriber, nounWord Origin for inscribe
C16: from Latin inscrībere; see inscription
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