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inscribe
[ in-skrahyb ]
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.
- to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., especially in a durable or conspicuous way.
- to write, print, mark, or engrave (words, characters, etc.).
- to enroll, as on an official list.
- Geometry. to draw or delineate (one figure) within another figure so that the inner lies entirely within the boundary of the outer, touching it at as many points as possible:
to inscribe a circle in a square.
- British.
- to issue (a loan) in the form of shares with registered stockholders.
- to sell (stocks).
- to buy (stocks).
inscribe
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to make, carve, or engrave (writing, letters, a design, etc) on (a surface such as wood, stone, or paper)
- to enter (a name) on a list or in a register
- to sign one's name on (a book, photograph, etc) before presentation to another person
- to draw (a geometric construction such as a circle, polygon, etc) inside another construction so that the two are in contact but do not intersect Compare circumscribe
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, noun
- ˈness, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ·a··ness noun
- ·İ noun
- i· verb (used with object) preinscribed preinscribing
- i· verb (used with object) reinscribed reinscribing
- p·· verb (used with object) superinscribed superinscribing
- ܲi· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of inscribe1
Example Sentences
Even now, inscribed in the corner of the driveway is a note declaring Caselotti as “Snow White” and her real-life best friend Gary Stark as “Prince Charming.”
His collection included books and manuscripts, including a first edition copy of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, inscribed by the author to his publisher, which fetched £138,600.
The saga was supposed to get its most prominent airing yet on Wednesday at Mountain View Cemetery, where two of Owen’s siblings are buried and where a plaque is inscribed with his name and image.
Some of the graves have metal plates inscribed with a name and date of birth and death – though many do not as Islamic clerics do not encourage ostentation.
Scholars have compiled complete, updated databases of all known inscribed artefacts - crucial for decipherment.
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