inscribe

Verb

  • (v.) scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface) "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
  • (v.) enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit (register formally as a participant or member) "The party recruited many new members"
  • (v.) inscribe (draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible)
  • (v.) inscribe (write, engrave, or print as a lasting record)
  • (v.) autograph, inscribe (mark with one's signature) "The author autographed his book"
  • (v.) code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code (convert ordinary language into code) "We should encode the message for security reasons"
  • (v.) inscribe (address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication).
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APAWordNet. (2010). inscribe. Retrieved May 20, 2013, from http://smartdefine.org/inscribe/definitions/1287204
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