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Verb · /ɪnˈskraɪb/

Definition

To write, carve, or engrave words or symbols on a surface; also to enter a name formally in a list or register; and in geometry, to draw a figure within another so it touches but does not cross.

Origin

From Latin inscribere: in- (on, into) + scribere (to write). In English since the mid-16th century.