What is the meaning of inscribe?

verb

• Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.
  • usage: "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
  • synonyms: scratch, engrave, grave
• Register formally as a participant or member.
  • usage: "The party recruited many new members"
  • synonyms: enroll, enter, enrol, recruit
• Draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible.
• Write, engrave, or print as a lasting record.
• Mark with one's signature.
  • usage: "The author autographed his book"
  • synonyms: autograph
• Convert ordinary language into code.
  • usage: "We should encode the message for security reasons"
  • synonyms: code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code
• Address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication. .