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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Greek key patterns inscribed on the floors of tenement bathrooms are repurposed as part of an architectural frieze, and Woodman’s friends—Rankin among them—are transformed into towering caryatids.
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Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Visitors climb stairs on which the names of 46 people killed by police in Maricopa County have been inscribed.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Many of the items might even be unique because they were inscribed to one of the author’s nearest and dearest.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Two Jewish names inscribed in Arabic on the device—Ishaq and Yunus, or Isaac and Jonah—suggest the astrolabe once circulated within a Sephardi community in Spain.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
The site was inscribed on UNESCO’s list in 2013 and sits at about 12,388 feet in height.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Both researchers postulate that the tablets were inscribed shortly after being cut from the tree.
—Margherita Bassi, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Palestinian food is distinctly Palestinian because it's inscribed in the terroir of Palestine.
—Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024
His family's graves are covered in granite stone and inscribed with names and bible verses.
—Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Visitors climb stairs on which the names of 46 people killed by police in Maricopa County have been inscribed.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Many of the items might even be unique because they were inscribed to one of the author’s nearest and dearest.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Two Jewish names inscribed in Arabic on the device—Ishaq and Yunus, or Isaac and Jonah—suggest the astrolabe once circulated within a Sephardi community in Spain.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
The site was inscribed on UNESCO’s list in 2013 and sits at about 12,388 feet in height.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Both researchers postulate that the tablets were inscribed shortly after being cut from the tree.
—Margherita Bassi, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Palestinian food is distinctly Palestinian because it's inscribed in the terroir of Palestine.
—Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2024
His family's graves are covered in granite stone and inscribed with names and bible verses.
—Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
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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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