inscribe
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inscribe
- /ɪnˈskɹaɪb/
Rhymes with -aɪb
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).
verb inscribes · inscribing · inscribed
- To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave. I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.
- To dedicate to someone.
- To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
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To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
Opposite: escribe
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verb to write or cut words onto something
| Español | inscribir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 刻 kè, 铭刻 míngkè |
| Français | graver |
| Deutsch | beschriften |
| Ελληνικά | επιγράφω epigráfo |
| Română | inscripționa, înscrie, grava |
| Русский | начертать načertatʹ |
verb transitive: to enroll
| Español | inscribir |
|---|
verb to draw a circle, sphere
| Ελληνικά | εγγράφω engráfo |
|---|---|
| Română | înscrie |
| Русский | впи́сывать vpísyvatʹ, вписа́ть vpisátʹ |
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title = {inscribe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inscribe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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