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superscribe
su·per·scribe S0902300 (so͞o′pər-skrīb′)tr.v. su·per·scribed, su·per·scrib·ing, su·per·scribes 1. To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).2. To write (a name or an address, for example) on the top or outside. [Latin superscrībere, to write over : super-, super- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]superscribe (ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb) vb (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to write (an inscription, name, etc) above, on top of, or outside[C16: from Latin superscrībere, from super- + scrībere to write]su•per•scribe (ˈsu pərˌskraɪb, ˌsu pərˈskraɪb) v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing. 1. to write (words, one's name, an address, etc.) above or on something. 2. to inscribe or engrave at the top or on the outside or surface of. [1590–1600; < Latin superscrībere=super- super- + scrībere to write] superscribe Past participle: superscribed Gerund: superscribing
Imperative | superscribesuperscribe |
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Present | I superscribeyou superscribehe/she/it superscribeswe superscribeyou superscribethey superscribe |
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Preterite | I superscribedyou superscribedhe/she/it superscribedwe superscribedyou superscribedthey superscribed |
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Present Continuous | I am superscribingyou are superscribinghe/she/it is superscribingwe are superscribingyou are superscribingthey are superscribing |
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Present Perfect | I have superscribedyou have superscribedhe/she/it has superscribedwe have superscribedyou have superscribedthey have superscribed |
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Past Continuous | I was superscribingyou were superscribinghe/she/it was superscribingwe were superscribingyou were superscribingthey were superscribing |
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Past Perfect | I had superscribedyou had superscribedhe/she/it had superscribedwe had superscribedyou had superscribedthey had superscribed |
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Future | I will superscribeyou will superscribehe/she/it will superscribewe will superscribeyou will superscribethey will superscribe |
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Future Perfect | I will have superscribedyou will have superscribedhe/she/it will have superscribedwe will have superscribedyou will have superscribedthey will have superscribed |
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Future Continuous | I will be superscribingyou will be superscribinghe/she/it will be superscribingwe will be superscribingyou will be superscribingthey will be superscribing |
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Present Perfect Continuous | I have been superscribingyou have been superscribinghe/she/it has been superscribingwe have been superscribingyou have been superscribingthey have been superscribing |
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Future Perfect Continuous | I will have been superscribingyou will have been superscribinghe/she/it will have been superscribingwe will have been superscribingyou will have been superscribingthey will have been superscribing |
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Past Perfect Continuous | I had been superscribingyou had been superscribinghe/she/it had been superscribingwe had been superscribingyou had been superscribingthey had been superscribing |
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Conditional | I would superscribeyou would superscribehe/she/it would superscribewe would superscribeyou would superscribethey would superscribe |
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Past Conditional | I would have superscribedyou would have superscribedhe/she/it would have superscribedwe would have superscribedyou would have superscribedthey would have superscribed |
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ThesaurusVerb | 1.superscribe - write on the top or outside; "superscribe one's name and address"write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" | | 2.superscribe - write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
superscribeverbTo mark (a written communication) with its destination:address, direct.TranslationsLegalSeesuperscriptionsuperscribe
Synonyms for superscribeverb to mark (a written communication) with its destinationSynonymsWords related to superscribeverb write on the top or outsideRelated Wordsverb write on the outside or upper part ofRelated Words |