verb

inscribe

to inscribe, to engrave, to write

They will inscribe your name on the trophy.

They will inscribe your name on the trophy.

The ring was inscribed with a secret message.

The ring was inscribed with a secret message.

((sth.)) ((on/in sth.)) to write or carve words on (sth.) They will inscribe your name on the trophy.

((sth.)) ((with sth.)) to mark a surface with words or a design The ring was inscribed with a message.

Synonyms: engrave, carve, etch; Antonyms: erase

From Latin 'in-' (in, on) + 'scribere' (to write). To write or carve on a surface.

Think 'IN-SCRIBE' - to write (like a SCRIBE) IN or ON something.

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