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Meaning of inscribe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  inscribe
      v 1: 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"
           [syn: {scratch}, {engrave}, {grave}, {inscribe}]
      2: register formally as a participant or member; "The party
         recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {inscribe},
         {enter}, {enrol}, {recruit}]
      3: draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as
         possible
      4: write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
      5: mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"
         [syn: {autograph}, {inscribe}]
      6: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
         message for security reasons" [syn: {code}, {encipher},
         {cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}, {write in code}]
      7: address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a
         dedication

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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