inscribe

1
as in to etch
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface paid a jeweler to inscribe their names and wedding date on their wedding rings

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2
as in to enrol
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member inscribed the couple in the society of sustaining donors to the museum

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3
as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list inscribed his name on the list of those to be executed

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Recent Examples of inscribe Before the jackets are issued, the trophies are inscribed and the $20 million purse is disbursed, PGA fans can catch a leisurely warm-up swing for this weekend’s Masters. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Let this message come down from the mountain and be forever inscribed in stone. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 His name is forever inscribed in the history of world wrestling in golden letters. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 On the inside cover, his mother had inscribed a message to him. Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inscribe
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  • An artisan was hired to etch the enchanted forest ice design on the jar, which is central to the film’s plot.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 May 2025
  • Jurors were also shown close-up photos of gun components where the serial numbers were etched off.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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  • The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • His desire to enter the priesthood came at a very young age.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
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  • Brunson’s Clutch Player of the Year trophy — an elegant, glass prize that looks like a vase with a gold jump shooter floating in the middle — arrived from the NBA weeks ago with an error: His name wasn’t engraved in it.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • And white is really the color that is engraved in my memory about Morocco.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
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  • On Thursday, the Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, though a judge put that on hold.
    Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
  • Trump's latest attack against Harvard comes two days after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from being able to revoke the university's ability to enroll international students.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 25 May 2025
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  • Favorite Paint Picks Drew listed Farrow & Ball’s Dimity as his favorite neutral.
    Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
  • Here is the lineup of home and road opponents, listed alphabetically. Steelers’ 2025 opponents The Steelers went 10-7 in the 2024 regular season before being blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round of the playoffs, extending Pittsburgh’s winless postseason drought to eight years.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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  • Since then, the two have carved out a new path: settling in the Montecito hills to raise their two children and venturing into the entertainment space.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • He’s even carved one of Ellie’s moth drawings into the neck.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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  • The Hamptons episode, recorded in August 2024, is one of the podcast’s most listened to episodes since the show was acquired by SiriusXM last year.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
  • In 2018 Amazon’s Alexa recorded a married couple’s conversation about hardwood floors and sent it to one of the husband’s employees.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025

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“Inscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscribe. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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