inscribe

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verb

1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface (Freq. 2)
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
• Syn:
scratch, engrave, grave
• Derivationally related forms:
engraver (for: engrave)
• Hypernyms:
carve, chip at
• Hyponyms:
character
• Verb Group:
engrave, etch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. convert ordinary language into code
- We should encode the message for security reasons
• Syn:
code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code
• Derivationally related forms:
encryption (for: encrypt), cypher (for: cypher), cipher (for: cipher), code (for: code), coder (for: code), coding (for: code)
• Hypernyms:
encode
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. mark with one's signature
- The author autographed his book
• Syn:
autograph
• Derivationally related forms:
autograph (for: autograph)
• Hypernyms:
sign
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. register formally as a participant or member
- The party recruited many new members
• Syn:
enroll, enter, enrol, recruit
• Derivationally related forms:
recruit (for: recruit), recruiter (for: recruit), enrolment (for: enrol), enrollment (for: enroll), enrollee (for: enroll)
• Hypernyms:
register
• Hyponyms:
enlist, draft, muster in, unionize, unionise,
register, matriculate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
5. draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
• Topics:
geometry
• Hypernyms:
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
6. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
• Derivationally related forms:
inscription
• Hypernyms:
record, enter, put down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
• Hypernyms:
dedicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody