inscribe

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To write or carve words onto a surface, often as a lasting record.

   His name was inscribed on the trophy.

2. 2
   verb

   To write a short personal message in a book before giving it to someone.

   She inscribed the novel with a note for her friend.

Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).

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