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//ɪnˈskɹaɪb// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave. transitive

    "I inscribed the book with a message for Kate."

  2. 2
    address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication wordnet
  3. 3
    To dedicate to someone. transitive
  4. 4
    convert ordinary language into code wordnet
  5. 5
    To enter on a document or list; to enroll. transitive
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  1. 6
    mark with one's signature wordnet
  2. 7
    To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
  3. 8
    write, engrave, or print as a lasting record wordnet
  4. 9
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface wordnet
  5. 10
    draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible wordnet
  6. 11
    register formally as a participant or member wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).

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