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[ suh b-skrahyb ]

/ səbˈskraɪb /

verb (used with object), sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.

to give or pay in fulfillment of such a pledge.

to append one's signature or mark to (a document), as in approval or attestation of its contents.

to attest by or as by signing.

to append, as one's signature, at the bottom of a document or the like; sign.

to agree or assent to.

verb (used without object), sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay money as a contribution, gift, or investment.

to give or pay money in fulfillment of such a pledge.

to obtain or have a subscription to a publication, concert series, service, etc.: She subscribes to two food magazines.

to give one's consent; sanction: I will not subscribe to popular fallacies.

to sign one's name to a document.

to give approval to the contents of a document by signing one's name.

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Origin of subscribe

1375–1425; late Middle English subscriben < Latin subscrībere, equivalent to sub- sub- + scrībere to write

Related forms

sub·scrib·a·ble, adjectivesub·scrib·er·ship, nounnon·sub·scrib·ing, adjectivepre·sub·scribe, verb, pre·sub·scribed, pre·sub·scrib·ing.

re·sub·scribe, verb, re·sub·scribed, re·sub·scrib·ing.un·sub·scribed, adjectiveun·sub·scrib·ing, adjective

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And if you're not subscribing to Commentary - well, you should that's all.
Commentary's Symposium on the Future of Conservatism|David Frum|January 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Although this book (an octavo) bore no date, the names of the subscribing bishops fix it as 1566 or 1567.
A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898|Henry R. Plomer
Madame Trouillard filled her reticule with pills and went away, after subscribing to all our sances, public and private.
Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII)|Charles Paul de Kock
A workingman enrolling in a syndicat is not entering a party, not subscribing to a platform, nor accepting a creed.
Syndicalism in France|Louis Levine

Even longstanding members of the party have been publicly criticized for subscribing to religious views and practices.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
He however had a moral objection to subscribing to the races, and that was a great point at Darlford.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for subscribing

/ (səbˈskraɪb) /

verb

(usually foll by to) to pay or promise to pay (a sum of money) as a contribution (to a fund or charity, for a magazine, etc), esp at regular intervals

to inscribe or sign (one's name, etc) at the end of a contract, will, or other document

(intr foll by to) to give support or approvalto subscribe to the theory of transubstantiation

Derived Formssubscriber, noun

Word Origin for subscribe

C15: from Latin subscrībere to write underneath, from sub- + scrībere to write

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Word Origin and History for subscribing

early 15c., "to sign at the bottom of a document," from Latin subscribere "write underneath, sign one's name," from sub "underneath" (see sub-) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)). The meaning "give one's consent" first recorded 1540s; that of "contribute money to" 1630s; and that of "become a regular buyer of a publication" 1711, all originally literal. Related: Subscribed; subscribing.

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verb (used with object), sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

verb (used without object), sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing.

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