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inscribe

in·scribe [ in skrb ] (past and past participle in·scribed, present participle in·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singular in·scribes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. put writing on something: to write, print, or engrave words or letters on a surface

2. write something on list: to add a name to a list or book

3. write dedication on something: to write a signed message to somebody in a book or on a photograph, often when presenting it as a gift

4. mathematics draw geometric figure within another: to draw a geometric figure within another so that all of the second figure lies within the first and touches it at as many points as possible
inscribe a circle within a square

[15th century. < Latin inscribere "write on" < scribere "write"]

in·scrib·a·ble adjective
in·scrib·er noun
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