inscribe Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; grave; engrave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
verb register formally as a participant or member
enroll; enter; enrol; recruit.
- The party recruited many new members
verb draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
verb write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
verb mark with one's signature
autograph.
- The author autographed his book
verb convert ordinary language into code
encipher; code; encrypt; write in code; cypher; cipher.
- We should encode the message for security reasons
verb address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication

L. inscribere. See 1st In-, and Scribe.

imperfect & past participle Inscribed ; present participle & verbal noun Inscribing

To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint.
Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. Pope.
To mark with letters, charakters, or words.
O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone. Pope.
To assign or address to; to commend to by a shot address; to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a friend. Dryden.
To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory.
(Geom.) To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the boundaries. ✍ A line is inscribed in a circle, or in a sphere, when its two ends are in the circumference of the circle, or in the surface of the sphere. A triangle is inscribed in another triangle, when the three angles of the former are severally on the three sides of the latter. A circle is inscribed in a polygon, when it touches each side of the polygon. A sphere is inscribed in a polyhedron, when the sphere touches each boundary plane of the polyhedron. The latter figure in each case is circumscribed about the former.