Associations to the word «Inscribe»

Wiktionary

INSCRIBE, verb. (transitive) To write or cut words onto something, especially a hard surface; to engrave.
INSCRIBE, verb. (geometry) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

Dictionary definition

INSCRIBE, verb. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree".
INSCRIBE, verb. Register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members".
INSCRIBE, verb. Draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible.
INSCRIBE, verb. Write, engrave, or print as a lasting record.
INSCRIBE, verb. Mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book".
INSCRIBE, verb. Convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons".
INSCRIBE, verb. Address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley