ɪnˈskraɪb 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 book etc.). 3
enter the name of (a person) on a list or in a book. 4 Geom.
draw (a figure)
within another so
that some or
all points of it lie on the
boundary of the
other (cf. CIRCUMSCRIBE). 5 (esp. as inscribed adj.)
Brit.
issue (stock etc.) in the
form of shares with registered holders. øøinscribable adj. inscriber n. [L inscribere inscript(as
IN-(2), scribere write)]