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单词 superscribe
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superscribe

[ soo-per-skrahyb, soo-per-skrahyb ]
/ ˈsu pərˌskraɪb, ˌsu pərˈskraɪb /
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verb (used with object), su·per·scribed, su·per·scrib·ing.

to write (words, letters, one's name, address, etc.) above or on something.
to inscribe or mark with writing at the top or on the outside or surface of; put an inscription above or on: to superscribe the cover of a text with corrections.

Origin of superscribe

1590–1600; <Latin superscrībere, equivalent to super-super- + scrībere to write; see scribe1

OTHER WORDS FROM superscribe

un·su·per·scribed, adjective

Words nearby superscribe

supersalesman, supersaturate, supersaturated, supersaur, supersaver, superscribe, superscript, superscription, supersede, supersedeas, supersedure
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Example sentences from the Web for superscribe

  • She endeavoured in vain to superscribe it: so desired me to do it.

    Clarissa, Or The History Of A Young Lady, Volume 8|Samuel Richardson
  • He could barely see to sign his name and superscribe the envelope.

    Cudjo's Cave|J. T. Trowbridge

British Dictionary definitions for superscribe

superscribe
/ (ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb) /

verb

(tr) to write (an inscription, name, etc) above, on top of, or outside

Word Origin for superscribe

C16: from Latin superscrībere, from super- + scrībere to write
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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