inscribed; inscribing; inscribes
1
a
: to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
b
: to enter on a list : enroll
2
a
: to write, engrave, or print characters upon
b
: to autograph or address (a book) as a gift
3
: to dedicate to someone
4
: to draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
a regular polygon inscribed in a circle
5
British
: to register the name of the holder of (a security)
inscriber
noun
Examples of inscribe in a Sentence
They inscribed the monument with the soldiers' names.
The book was inscribed with the author's signature.
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Whether inscribed on paper, Styrofoam cups, toilet paper, skin, clothing, or walls, the topics and forms of prison literature demonstrate prisoners waging an oft-silent war on the state’s sentences.
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Amir Hussain
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
The bulla was found close to where, in 2005, a similar seal inscribed with the name Yehuchal had been discovered.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Similarly, a clay tablet from 1800 B.C.E. inscribed with Babylonian numbers describes a number system built on prime numbers.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
One saga examined closely by Olley as part of the research told the story of a fetus, still in his mother's womb, who ends up fated to avenge his father, being inscribed even before birth into complex social and political dynamics of kinship, feuds and violence.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Amir Hussain
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
The bulla was found close to where, in 2005, a similar seal inscribed with the name Yehuchal had been discovered.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Similarly, a clay tablet from 1800 B.C.E. inscribed with Babylonian numbers describes a number system built on prime numbers.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
One saga examined closely by Olley as part of the research told the story of a fetus, still in his mother's womb, who ends up fated to avenge his father, being inscribed even before birth into complex social and political dynamics of kinship, feuds and violence.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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inscribe
verb
in·scribe
in-ˈskrīb 
inscribed; inscribing
1
a
: to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
inscribe a name on a monument
b
: to enter on a list : enroll
2
: to write, engrave, or print something on or in
inscribe a locket
3
: to dedicate to someone
inscribe a poem
4
: to draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
a hexagon inscribed in a circle
inscriber
noun
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