In-scribe', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. INSCRIBED; p. pr. & vb. n. INSCRIBING.] [Lat. inscribere, from prefix in and scribere, to write; It. inscrivere, Sp. inscribir, Pr. & Fr. inscrire.]
Sense 1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint; as, to inscribe a line or verse on a monument, column, or pillar. “Our psalms with artful terms inscribed.” Milton.
Sense 2. To mark with letters, characters, or words; — often followed by that which is written, or that on which the writing is made, with on. “Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.” Milton.
Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. Pope.
Sense 3. To assign or address to; to commend to by a short address, less formal than a dedication; as, to inscribe an ode or a book to a prince.
Sense 4. To imprint deeply; to impress; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory.
Sense 5. (Geom.) To draw within, as a line, an angle, or a rectilinear figure, within a curvilinear figure, so that the several lines drawn shall terminate in the curved boundary; or as a curvilinear figure (a circle, ellipse, &c.) within a rectilinear figure, so that the former shall have the several lines of the latter as its tangents. Math. Dict.