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inscribe verb [ ɪnˈskrʌɪb ]

• write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.
• "his name was inscribed on the new silver trophy"
Similar: carve, write, engrave, etch, cut, chisel, chase, score, incise, imprint, stamp, impress, deboss, mark, brand, scotch,
• draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect.
• "a regular polygon inscribed in a circle"
• issue (loan stock) in the form of shares whose holders are listed in a register rather than issued with certificates.
• "the loan agents claimed a commission on inscribing the stock"
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin inscribere, from in- ‘into’ + scribere ‘write’.


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