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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inscribe \In*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inscribed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inscribing.] [L. inscribere. See 1st In-, and
     Scribe.]
     1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read;
        to imprint.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To mark with letters, characters, or words.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To assign or address to; to commend to by a short address;
        to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a
        friend. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a
        sentence on the memory.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Geom.) To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the
        boundaries.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: A line is inscribed in a circle, or in a sphere, when
           its two ends are in the circumference of the circle, or
           in the surface of the sphere. A triangle is inscribed
           in another triangle, when the three angles of the
           former are severally on the three sides of the latter.
           A circle is inscribed in a polygon, when it touches
           each side of the polygon. A sphere is inscribed in a
           polyhedron, when the sphere touches each boundary plane
           of the polyhedron. The latter figure in each case is
           circumscribed about the former.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Inscribe \In*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inscribed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inscribing.] [L. inscribere. See 1st In-, and
     Scribe.]
     1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read;
        to imprint.
  
              Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. --Pope.
  
     2. To mark with letters, charakters, or words.
  
              O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     3. To assign or address to; to commend to by a shot address;
        to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a
        friend. --Dryden.
  
     4. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a
        sentence on the memory.
  
     5. (Geom.) To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the
        boundaries.
  
     Note: A line is inscribed in a circle, or in a sphere, when
           its two ends are in the circumference of the circle, or
           in the surface of the sphere. A triangle is inscribed
           in another triangle, when the three angles of the
           former are severally on the three sides of the latter.
           A circle is inscribed in a polygon, when it touches
           each side of the polygon. A sphere is inscribed in a
           polyhedron, when the sphere touches each boundary plane
           of the polyhedron. The latter figure in each case is
           circumscribed about the former.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  inscribe
       v 1: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a
            pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
            [syn: engrave, grave]
       2: register formally as a participant or member; "The party
          recruited many new members" [syn: enroll, enter, enrol,
           recruit]
       3: draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as
          possible
       4: write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
       5: mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"
          [syn: autograph]
       6: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
          message for security reasons" [syn: encode, code, encipher,
           cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code] [ant: decode]
       7: address, as a work of literature, in a style less formal
          than a dedication

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inscribe
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εγγράφω
     2 χαράζω
     3 αφιερώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something,
  especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to
  engrave.
     2 (lb en geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon,
  polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  inscribe
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something,
  especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to
  engrave.
     2 (lb en geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon,
  polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  inscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something,
  especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to
  engrave.
     2 (lb en geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon,
  polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  inscribe
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inscribir)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something,
  especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to
  engrave.
     2 (lb en geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon,
  polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inscribe
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 3 inscrib e)
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 3 i nscrib īnscrīb e)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/
  إكتب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  inscribe //ɪnˈskɹaɪb// 
  1. вписвам
  to draw a circle, sphere
  2. надписвам
  to write or cut words onto something

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/ 
  vyrýt

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/ 
  eingravieren 
           Note: in
   see: inscribing, inscribed
  
           Note: on

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/ 
  eintragen 
           Note: in
        "inscribe one's name in the visitors' book"  - sich ins Gästebuch eintragen
   see: inscribing, inscribed, inscribes, inscribed
  
           Note: on

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/
  
  επιγράφω, χαράζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  inscribe //ɪnˈskɹaɪb// 
  kaivertaa
  to write or cut words onto something

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/ 
  1. छापना
        "Susi inscribed her name in her thesis."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/
  upisati, zapisati

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  inscribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/ 
    ryć, grawerować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/ 
  1. inscrever
  2. gravar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  inscribe /ɪnskɹˈaɪb/
  1. yazmak, kaydetmek
  2. taşa veya tunca yazıt yazmak, hakketmek
  3. ithaf etmek
  4. (geom.) bir şekil içine dahilen temas etmek üzere bir şekil çizmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnsˈkɹaɪb/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  140 Moby Thesaurus words for "inscribe":
     alphabet, alphabetize, autolithograph, be a printmaker, bed, book,
     calendar, capitalize, carve, catalog, chalk, chalk up, character,
     check in, chisel, chronicle, confirm, copy, copy out, crease,
     cribble, crosshatch, cut, deep-dye, define, docket, draft, draw up,
     edit, embed, enchase, enface, engraft, engrave, engross, enroll,
     enscroll, enter, entrench, establish, etch, file, fill out, fix,
     found, furrow, grave, groove, ground, hatch, impact, impanel,
     implant, impress, imprint, incise, inculcate, index, indite, infix,
     ingrain, initial, insert, instill, jam, jot down, letter, line,
     list, lithograph, lodge, log, make a memorandum, make a note,
     make a recension, make an entry, make out, make prints, mark,
     mark down, matriculate, minute, note, note down, pack, pen, pencil,
     place upon record, plant, poll, post, post up, print, push the pen,
     put down, put in writing, put on paper, put on tape, recense,
     record, reduce to writing, register, revise, rewrite, root, score,
     scrape, scratch, scribe, scrive, scroll, sculpture, seat, set,
     set down, set in, settle, sign, spill ink, spoil paper, stamp,
     stereotype, stipple, superscribe, tabulate, take down, tape,
     tape-record, tool, trace, transcribe, transliterate, type,
     videotape, wedge, write, write down, write in, write out,
     write up
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 登记,铭记于,题献;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 登记,铭记于,题写,雕刻

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