Inscribe Definition & Meaning
inscribe
- verb
- 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"
- register formally as a participant or member; "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; "The author autographed his book"
- convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
- address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
Words that rhyme with inscribe
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- What does inscribe mean?
- 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" register formally as a participant or member; "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; "The author autographed his book" convert ordinary language into code
- What part of speech is inscribe?
- Inscribe is a verb.
- How many definitions does inscribe have?
- Inscribe has 7 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).