inscribere

  • 71inscriber — inscribe ► VERB 1) write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface. 2) write a dedication to someone in (a book). 3) Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect. DERIVATIVES inscribable adjective… …

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  • 72inscribe — [in skrīb′] vt. inscribed, inscribing [L inscribere: see IN 1 & SCRIBE] 1. a) to write, mark, or engrave (words, symbols, etc.) on some surface b) to write on, mark, or engrave (a surface) 2 …

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  • 73inscription — [in skrip′shən] n. [ME inscripcioun < L inscriptio < inscriptus, pp. of inscribere] 1. the act of inscribing 2. something inscribed or engraved, as on a coin or monument 3. a) a brief or informal dedication in a book, etc. b) a short,… …

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  • 74inscribe — v.tr. 1 a (usu. foll. by in, on) write or carve (words etc.) on stone, metal, paper, a book, etc. b (usu. foll. by with) mark (a sheet, tablet, etc.) with characters. 2 (usu. foll. by to) write an informal dedication (to a person) in or on (a… …

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  • 75in|scrib´er — in|scribe «ihn SKRYB», transitive verb, scribed, scrib|ing. 1. to write, engrave, or mark (words, names, letters, or symbols) on stone, metal, paper, or other material: »Her name was inscribed on the ring. Please inscribe my initials on the watch …

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  • 76in|scrib´a|ble — in|scribe «ihn SKRYB», transitive verb, scribed, scrib|ing. 1. to write, engrave, or mark (words, names, letters, or symbols) on stone, metal, paper, or other material: »Her name was inscribed on the ring. Please inscribe my initials on the watch …

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  • 77in|scribe — «ihn SKRYB», transitive verb, scribed, scrib|ing. 1. to write, engrave, or mark (words, names, letters, or symbols) on stone, metal, paper, or other material: »Her name was inscribed on the ring. Please inscribe my initials on the watch. 2 …

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