verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈskɹaɪb/
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rhymes with -aɪb
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N S K R AY1 B
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.
I inscribed my name into the book.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To dedicate to someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: escribe
5
verb
Meaning 5
address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dedicate
6
verb
Meaning 6
convert ordinary language into code
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We should encode the message for security reasons
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: encode
7
verb
Meaning 7
mark with one's signature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The author autographed his book
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: autograph
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sign
8
verb
Meaning 8
write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: record, enter, put down
9
verb
Meaning 9
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
engrave a pen
engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scratch, engrave, grave
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carve, chip at
Narrower terms: character
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verb
Meaning 10
draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.