inscribe

verbs

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"

engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch

"The party recruited many new members"

enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit

draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

inscribe

domain category

the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

is a type of (narrower)

make a mark or lines on a surface

"draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

inscribe

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

make a record of; set down in permanent form

mark with one's signature

"The author autographed his book"

autograph, inscribe

convert ordinary language into code

"We should encode the message for security reasons"

cipher, code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code

address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication

inscribe

is a type of (narrower)

inscribe or address by way of compliment

"She dedicated her book to her parents"