What is the meaning of inscribed?

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"
  • Register formally as a participant or member.
    • usage: "The party recruited many new members"
  • 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"
  • Convert ordinary language into code.
    • usage: "We should encode the message for security reasons"
  • Address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication.

adjective

  • Written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface.
  • Cut or impressed into a surface.
    • usage: "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"
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