inscribev.

Brit.

/ɪnˈskrʌɪb/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈskraɪb/

Etymology: < Latin inscrībĕre to write in or upon, < in- (in- prefix³) + scrībĕre to write.

a. transitive. To write, mark, or delineate (words, a name, characters, etc.) in or on something; esp. so as to be conspicuous or durable, as on a monument, tablet, etc. (In quot. 1604, with upon in indirect passive = passive of sense 2.)

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society > communication > writing > [verb (transitive)] > inscribe (writing)

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entable1865

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1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Inscribe, inscribo, intitulo.

1604 B. Jonson His Pt. Royall Entertainem. 42 In her hand she holdes a Scepter..and in her lappe a little Globe, inscrib'd vpon orbis britannicus.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 795 He gave for his word, and inscribed on all his Ensigns this Motto, Jam aut nunquam, Now or never.

1781 W. Cowper Truth 28 Inscribed above the portal, from afar Conspicuous as the brightness of a star..Stand the soul-quickening words—Believe and live.

1864 J. Walker Faithf. Ministry 92 We raise the marble and inscribe the flattering epitaph.

1900 N.E.D. at Inscribe Mod. You must inscribe your name in the Visitors' Book.

figurative.a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 62 Though there were no such [connatural principles] originally inscribed in the Mind.1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Inscribe..2. To imprint on; as, to inscribe any thing on the mind or memory.

b. To write or enter the name of (a person) upon an official document or list; to enroll.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > list > [verb (transitive)] > enter in list > enter name or person in list

billa1464

to write upa1500

inscribe1607

to string up1854

1607 B. Jonson Volpone i. iii. sig. B4^v Am I inscrib'd his heire, for certaine?

1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 353 The French inscribe all their boys on the army-list, and compel every one who cannot raise five and twenty louis, to serve in their turn.

1890 Spectator 15 Feb. On Friday, 7th inst., the Duc d'Orléans, eldest son of the Comte de Paris..demanded to be inscribed on the list of conscripts under the Military Law.

c. Commerce. To issue a state (or other) loan in the form of shares with registered holders: see inscribed adj. 1b.

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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > deal in stocks and shares [verb (transitive)] > issue shares

inscribe1884

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Aug. 5/2 In Colonial Government stocks, especially those inscribed in London, the rise was rather more than the average.

a. To mark (a surface, column, sheet, etc.) with writing or other characters, esp. in a durable or conspicuous way.

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society > communication > writing > [verb (transitive)] > inscribe (writing) > inscribe (a surface)

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inscribe1638

1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 23 in Justa Edouardo King Like to that sanguine flower inscrib'd with wo.

1713 J. Addison in Guardian 28 July 2/1 The two Friends..made a kind of Dial-plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty Letters.

a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. ii. 456 There is a medal of Heliogabalus inscribed, ‘FIDES EXERCITUS’.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) ii. 50 Though the rhymes were gone which once inscribed The threshold.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. vii. 220 Ajax..who had inscribed And laid it in the helmet.

b. To dedicate (a writing or work of art) to a person by a short inscription (placed at the beginning of a writing, or beneath a picture, etc.), less formal than an ordinary dedication.

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society > communication > book > matter of book > [verb (transitive)] > dedicate writing to

directc1374

inscrive1382

entitlea1464

dedicate1542

ascribea1555

inscribea1650

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [verb (transitive)] > dedicate to

nuncupate1550

ascribea1555

impatronagea1628

inscribea1650

a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) Ded. sig. A5 I have made bold thus to address..you, and to inscribe this Work unto your Names, that it may see the light under your joint patronage.

1709 J. Swift Project Advancem. Relig. 4 The following Papers..being inscribed to Your Ladyship.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 136. ⁋9 An author may with great propriety inscribe his work to him by whose encouragement it was undertaken.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 405 The patron to whom a work was inscribed was expected to reward the writer with a purse of gold.

3. Geometry. To delineate or trace (a figure or line) within a figure, so that some particular points of it lie in the boundary or periphery of that figure.An angular figure (polygon or polyhedron) is said to be inscribed in another figure when the angular points of the former lie in the bounding line or lines, or surface or surfaces, of the latter. A curved figure (plane or solid) is said to be inscribed in an angular figure when the former touches each of the bounding lines or surfaces of the latter. More rarely, a line is said to be inscribed in a figure when its extremities lie in the boundary of that figure.

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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > manipulate shapes or figures [verb (transitive)] > draw or form boundary of

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describe1559

circumscribe1570

contain1570

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conscribe1704

1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. iv. Introd. f. 110 It teacheth how a triangle..may be inscribed within a circle.

1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxiv. sig. Ee iij Either of bodyes inscribed or circumscribed.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §14 When I conceive a Triangle inscribed in a square.

1705 E. Scarburgh tr. Euclid in Eng. Euclide 165 Therefore in a given square a Circle has been inscribed [Gk. ἐγγέγραπται].

1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 373 To inscribe a circle in a regular polygon.

1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 185 To inscribe in a given conic a polygon whose sides pass..through given points.

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†4. Scots Law. See inscrive v.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inscribe
释义	inscribev. Brit. /ɪnˈskrʌɪb/, U.S. /ᵻnˈskraɪb/ Etymology: < Latin inscrībĕre to write in or upon, < in- (in- prefix³) + scrībĕre to write. 1. a. transitive. To write, mark, or delineate (words, a name, characters, etc.) in or on something; esp. so as to be conspicuous or durable, as on a monument, tablet, etc. (In quot. 1604, with upon in indirect passive = passive of sense 2.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [verb (transitive)] > inscribe (writing) inscribe1552 letter1655 tablet1847 entable1865 inscript1923 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Inscribe, inscribo, intitulo. 1604 B. Jonson His Pt. Royall Entertainem. 42 In her hand she holdes a Scepter..and in her lappe a little Globe, inscrib'd vpon orbis britannicus. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 795 He gave for his word, and inscribed on all his Ensigns this Motto, Jam aut nunquam, Now or never. 1781 W. Cowper Truth 28 Inscribed above the portal, from afar Conspicuous as the brightness of a star..Stand the soul-quickening words—Believe and live. 1864 J. Walker Faithf. Ministry 92 We raise the marble and inscribe the flattering epitaph. 1900 N.E.D. at Inscribe Mod. You must inscribe your name in the Visitors' Book. figurative.a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 62 Though there were no such [connatural principles] originally inscribed in the Mind.1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Inscribe..2. To imprint on; as, to inscribe any thing on the mind or memory. b. To write or enter the name of (a person) upon an official document or list; to enroll. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > list > [verb (transitive)] > enter in list > enter name or person in list billa1464 to write upa1500 inscribe1607 to string up1854 1607 B. Jonson Volpone i. iii. sig. B4^v Am I inscrib'd his heire, for certaine? View more context for this quotation 1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 353 The French inscribe all their boys on the army-list, and compel every one who cannot raise five and twenty louis, to serve in their turn. 1890 Spectator 15 Feb. On Friday, 7th inst., the Duc d'Orléans, eldest son of the Comte de Paris..demanded to be inscribed on the list of conscripts under the Military Law. c. Commerce. To issue a state (or other) loan in the form of shares with registered holders: see inscribed adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > deal in stocks and shares [verb (transitive)] > issue shares inscribe1884 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Aug. 5/2 In Colonial Government stocks, especially those inscribed in London, the rise was rather more than the average. 2. a. To mark (a surface, column, sheet, etc.) with writing or other characters, esp. in a durable or conspicuous way. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [verb (transitive)] > inscribe (writing) > inscribe (a surface) indite1340 inscribe1638 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 23 in Justa Edouardo King Like to that sanguine flower inscrib'd with wo. 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 28 July 2/1 The two Friends..made a kind of Dial-plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty Letters. a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. ii. 456 There is a medal of Heliogabalus inscribed, ‘FIDES EXERCITUS’. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) ii. 50 Though the rhymes were gone which once inscribed The threshold. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. vii. 220 Ajax..who had inscribed And laid it in the helmet. b. To dedicate (a writing or work of art) to a person by a short inscription (placed at the beginning of a writing, or beneath a picture, etc.), less formal than an ordinary dedication. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > matter of book > [verb (transitive)] > dedicate writing to directc1374 inscrive1382 entitlea1464 dedicate1542 ascribea1555 inscribea1650 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [verb (transitive)] > dedicate to nuncupate1550 ascribea1555 impatronagea1628 inscribea1650 a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) Ded. sig. A5 I have made bold thus to address..you, and to inscribe this Work unto your Names, that it may see the light under your joint patronage. 1709 J. Swift Project Advancem. Relig. 4 The following Papers..being inscribed to Your Ladyship. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 136. ⁋9 An author may with great propriety inscribe his work to him by whose encouragement it was undertaken. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 405 The patron to whom a work was inscribed was expected to reward the writer with a purse of gold. 3. Geometry. To delineate or trace (a figure or line) within a figure, so that some particular points of it lie in the boundary or periphery of that figure.An angular figure (polygon or polyhedron) is said to be inscribed in another figure when the angular points of the former lie in the bounding line or lines, or surface or surfaces, of the latter. A curved figure (plane or solid) is said to be inscribed in an angular figure when the former touches each of the bounding lines or surfaces of the latter. More rarely, a line is said to be inscribed in a figure when its extremities lie in the boundary of that figure. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > manipulate shapes or figures [verb (transitive)] > draw or form boundary of descrivec1392 describe1559 circumscribe1570 contain1570 inscribe1570 conscribe1704 1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. iv. Introd. f. 110 It teacheth how a triangle..may be inscribed within a circle. 1571 T. Digges in L. Digges's Geom. Pract.: Pantometria xxiv. sig. Ee iij Either of bodyes inscribed or circumscribed. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §14 When I conceive a Triangle inscribed in a square. 1705 E. Scarburgh tr. Euclid in Eng. Euclide 165 Therefore in a given square a Circle has been inscribed [Gk. ἐγγέγραπται]. 1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 373 To inscribe a circle in a regular polygon. 1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 185 To inscribe in a given conic a polygon whose sides pass..through given points. Categories » †4. Scots Law. See inscrive v. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1552
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