English dictionary
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English verb: inscribe | |||
| 1. | inscribe (contact) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||
| Samples | Engrave a pen. Engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's. The lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree. | ||
| Synonyms | engrave, grave, scratch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carve, chip at | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | character | ||
| Verb group | engrave, etch | ||
| 2. | inscribe (social) register formally as a participant or member | ||
| Samples | The party recruited many new members. | ||
| Synonyms | enrol, enroll, enter, recruit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | register | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | draft, enlist, matriculate, muster in, register, unionise, unionize | ||
| 3. | inscribe (contact) draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delineate, describe, draw, line, trace | ||
| Domain category | geometry | ||
| 4. | inscribe (communication) write, engrave, or print as a lasting record | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enter, put down, record | ||
| 5. | inscribe (communication) mark with one's signature | ||
| Samples | The author autographed his book. | ||
| Synonyms | autograph | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sign | ||
| 6. | inscribe (communication) convert ordinary language into code | ||
| Samples | We should encode the message for security reasons. | ||
| Synonyms | cipher, code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, write in code | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encode | ||
| 7. | inscribe (communication) address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dedicate | ||
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