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| in·scribe [ in skrb ] (past and past participle in·scribed, present participle in·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singular in·scribes) |
transitive verb |
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| Definition: |
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1. put writing on something: to write, print, or engrave words or letters on a surface
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2. write something on list: to add a name to a list or book
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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
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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
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| [15th century. < Latin inscribere "write on" < scribere "write"] |
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| in·scrib·a·ble adjective |
| in·scrib·er noun |
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