inscribe
To write or cut onto; to engraveTo write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
» The stone was inscribed with the date of his death.
In den Stein wurde sein Todesdatum eingemeißelt. — Tamy
На камені було викарбувано дату його смерті. — aandrusiak
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4 senses(transitive)To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.
I inscribed my name into the book.
beschriften
начертатьnačertatʹ
(transitive)To dedicate to someone.
(transitive)To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.
впи́сыватьvpísyvatʹ, вписа́тьvpisátʹ
- address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
- write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
- draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- mark with one's signature
Examples
13 sentencesThe stone was inscribed with the date of his death.
На камені було викарбувано дату його смерті. — aandrusiak
deIn den Stein wurde sein Todesdatum eingemeißelt. — Tamy
He inscribed "liberty" with his blood.
Runes were often inscribed on wood bark.
Hospitality is inscribed in our cultural genes.
Those words are inscribed on his tomb.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).
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Forms
inscribes, inscribing, inscribed, inscribedSynonyms
17 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle