inscribe
verb (used with object)
to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
inscribed
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past participleof inscribe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inscribe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inscribeverb (used with object)to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
Example Sentences
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People are commonly greeted by wishing that their names be inscribed in the Book of Life—because on Rosh Hashanah God examines our past deeds and determines our individual fates for the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She said she inscribed it with, “Turn this book back into a tree.”
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
The man was not instantly recognisable, but gold medals and gilded certificates piled nearby were inscribed with the name Hussam Luka.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The D-Day landings join more than 50 French sites already inscribed on the list, alongside the spectacular Mont Saint Michel island in Normandy and the Palace of Versailles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
They say he’s got fat peacocks strutting around in a courtyard, protected by high walls, pecking up grain from silver plates inscribed with Moorish designs.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
