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Definition of inscribe
transitive verb
1a : to write, engrave, or print as a lasting recordb : to enter on a list : enroll
2a : to write, engrave, or print characters uponb : 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)
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Examples of inscribe in a Sentence
They inscribed the monument with the soldiers' names.
The book was inscribed with the author's signature.
Recent Examples of inscribe from the Web
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The 9-inch barrel is inscribed with the story of Cyrus, the king of Persia, and his conquest of Babylon.
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A mezuzah is a parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith.
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Sam Messer Painter, professor at the Yale School of Art FEAR NOT are the words inscribed across the pinnacle of James Hampton’s Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly.
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The words were inscribed above a painting of colorful protest signs, promoting issues and movements including Black Lives Matter, stopping climate change, voting rights and the LGBTQ community.
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Names of the people who worked there as slaves - about a thousand, mostly first names, are known - will be inscribed, with space to add more.
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Names of the people who worked there as slaves — about 1,000, mostly first names, are known — will be inscribed, with space to add more.
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The European Cup has been around for half a decade but only one name has been inscribed on the trophy: Real Madrid.
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Attendees can view the names of those local military men and women inscribed onto 10 marble tablets housed at the venue, with docents at the ready to answer questions throughout the tour.
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Origin and Etymology of inscribe
Middle English, from Latin inscribere, from in- + scribere to write — more at scribe
INSCRIBE Defined for English Language Learners
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: to write or cut (words, a name, etc.) on something
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: to write words, a name, etc., on (something)
INSCRIBE Defined for Kids
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1 : to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record His name is inscribed on the monument.
2 : to write, engrave, or print something on or in inscribe a book
Law Dictionary
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Legal Definition of inscribe
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inscribing
: to set down in writing (as the terms of a mortgage) to create a lasting public record
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