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Added 9 October 2026

inscribe

/ɪnˈskɹaɪb/ verb

Latin root: īnscrībō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inscribe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.
To dedicate to someone.
To enter on a document or list; to enroll.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).

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