inscribe

Definitions


[ɪnˈskrʌɪb], (Verb)

Definitions:
- write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record
(e.g: his name was inscribed on the new silver trophy)

- draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect
(e.g: a regular polygon inscribed in a circle)

- issue (loan stock) in the form of shares whose holders are listed in a register rather than issued with certificates
(e.g: the loan agents claimed a commission on inscribing the stock)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inscribere, from in- ‘into’ + scribere ‘write’




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