inscribed; inscribing; inscribes
1
a
: to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
b
: to enter on a list : enroll
2
a
: to write, engrave, or print characters upon
b
: to autograph or address (a book) as a gift
3
: to dedicate to someone
4
: to draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
a regular polygon inscribed in a circle
5
British
: to register the name of the holder of (a security)
inscriber
noun
Examples of inscribe in a Sentence
They inscribed the monument with the soldiers' names.
The book was inscribed with the author's signature.
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Barrymore devoted some ink to her two daughters, Olive and Frankie, by getting their names inscribed on the inside of her right wrist in March 2016.
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Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Each monument is inscribed with the names of lynching victims from a different county in the United States.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
And don’t forget Hawks goalie Spencer Knight, who was part of two Panthers teams that went on to win the Cup but didn’t get his name inscribed on either.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The practice began in earnest with Anders Breivik, who in 2011, motivated by White supremacy, carried out a mass killing of over 70 people in Norway, Rutland said, adding Breivik inscribed slogans on his weapons and gave them names after Norse gods like Odin and Thor.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
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Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Each monument is inscribed with the names of lynching victims from a different county in the United States.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
And don’t forget Hawks goalie Spencer Knight, who was part of two Panthers teams that went on to win the Cup but didn’t get his name inscribed on either.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The practice began in earnest with Anders Breivik, who in 2011, motivated by White supremacy, carried out a mass killing of over 70 people in Norway, Rutland said, adding Breivik inscribed slogans on his weapons and gave them names after Norse gods like Odin and Thor.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Inscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inscribe. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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inscribe
verb
in·scribe
in-ˈskrīb 
inscribed; inscribing
1
a
: to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
inscribe a name on a monument
b
: to enter on a list : enroll
2
: to write, engrave, or print something on or in
inscribe a locket
3
: to dedicate to someone
inscribe a poem
4
: to draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
a hexagon inscribed in a circle
inscriber
noun
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