inscribe

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  2. verb register formally as a participant or member
  3. verb draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

scratch, engrave, grave

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