verb

inscribe

to inscribe, to carve, to write on

They will inscribe your name on the trophy.

They will inscribe your name on the trophy.

He inscribed the book with a personal message.

He inscribed the book with a personal message.

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

((sth.)) ((with sth.)) to write a dedication in or on (a book, photograph, etc.) He inscribed the book with a personal message.

Synonyms: engrave, carve, etch

From Latin 'in-' (in, on) + 'scribere' (to write). Literally 'to write on'.

Think of writing 'in'side a stone or a book. The 'scribe' writes 'in' the material.

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