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Thesaurus: inscribe

To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint.

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  1. v. t. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint.
  2. v. t. To mark with letters, charakters, or words.
  3. v. t. To assign or address to; to commend to by a shot address; to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a friend.
  4. v. t. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory.
  5. v. t. To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the boundaries.
  6. v. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  7. v. register formally as a participant or member
  8. v. draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
  9. v. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
  10. v. mark with one's signature
  11. v. convert ordinary language into code
  12. v. address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication