inscribe

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   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.

2. 2
   verb

   address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication

3. 3
   verb

   convert ordinary language into code

4. 4
   verb

   mark with one's signature

5. 5
   verb

   write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

6. 6
   verb

   carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

7. 7
   verb

   draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

8. 8
   verb

   register formally as a participant or member

Etymology

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