v.
- write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface, especially as a formal or permanent record.
- write a dedication to someone in (a book).
- Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect. Compare with circumscribe.
- archaic enter the name of (someone) on a list.
Derivative
- inscribable adj.
- inscriber n.
Etymology
ME: from L. inscribere, from in- ‘into’ + scribere ‘write’.