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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“KD1” is inscribed on the lavender band around its leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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
There are many meanings that have been inscribed to “Cut Piece,” in which Ono invited the audience to come on stage and, with a pair scissors, cut off a small piece of her dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Picasso had created a silhouette of me for the cover and inscribed in pen: “For Sylvette David, Picasso.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He inscribed Ophelia’s copy of The Comedians, “To Ophelia, who knows the real Haiti.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
