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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•scribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -scribed, -scrib•ing. - to address (a book, etc.) to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it:The ballplayer inscribed the boy's book.
- to mark (a surface) with words, etc., esp. in a way that will be noticeable and last a long time.
- to write or engrave (words, etc.):inscribed his initials on the statue.
in•scrib•er, n. [countable]See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•scribe (in skrīb′),USA pronunciation v.t., -scribed, -scrib•ing. - to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., esp. in a durable or conspicuous way.
- to write, print, mark, or engrave (words, characters, etc.).
- to enroll, as on an official list.
- Mathematics[Geom.]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.
- Business[Brit.]
- to issue (a loan) in the form of shares with registered stockholders.
- to sell (stocks).
- to buy (stocks).
- Latin inscrībere, equivalent. to in- in-2 + scrībere to write; see scribe1
- 1545–55
in•scrib′a•ble, adj. in•scrib′a•ble•ness, n. in•scrib′er, n. |