Dictionary

inscribe en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈskɹaɪb/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
   • I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.
   • This coheres with the pattern of Scripture, which inscribes her story among that of others in the company of Jesus. 2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21:
   • I inscribed my name into the book.
2. (transitive) To dedicate to someone.
3. (transitive) To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
4. To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

Forms

Antonyms

escribe

Deriveds

inscribable · reinscribe · superinscribe · uninscribed · inscriber · exinscribed

Relateds

circumscribe · inscription

Synonyms

inwrite · enwrite

Translations (29)

cs vepsat (to write or cut words onto something) · fi kaivertaa (to write or cut words onto something) · tr kakmak (to write or cut words onto something) · cmn 铭刻 (to write or cut words onto something) · cmn 刻 (to write or cut words onto something) · bg надписвам (to write or cut words onto something) · fr graver (to write or cut words onto something) · es inscribir (transitive: to enroll) · ro grava (to write or cut words onto something) · de beschriften (to write or cut words onto something) · cy llythrennu (to write or cut words onto something) · ro inscripționa (to write or cut words onto something) · el εγγράφω (to draw a circle, sphere) · bg вписвам (to draw a circle, sphere) · ro înscrie (to draw a circle, sphere) · tr kazımak (to write or cut words onto something) · ru впи́сывать (to draw a circle, sphere) · ota یازمق (to write or cut words onto something) · es inscribir (to write or cut words onto something) · ota قازمق (to write or cut words onto something) · ru вписа́ть (to draw a circle, sphere) · ca inscriure (to draw a circle, sphere) · cs vepsat (to draw a circle, sphere) · ca inscriure (to write or cut words onto something) · ru начертать (to write or cut words onto something) · otk 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃 (to write or cut words onto something) · tr yazmak (to write or cut words onto something) · el επιγράφω (to write or cut words onto something) · ro înscrie (to write or cut words onto something)