INSCRIBE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

inscribe

verb

in-ˈskrīb

as in to etch

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface paid a jeweler to inscribe their names and wedding date on their wedding rings

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as in to enrol

to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member inscribed the couple in the society of sustaining donors to the museum

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as in to enter

to put (someone or something) on a list inscribed his name on the list of those to be executed

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Examples of inscribe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Years ago, a man who was then my fiancé gave me a mourning ring, inscribed with the name and dates of birth and death of a Frenchwoman who lived in the mid-eighteenth century. —

Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 Above the helmets was inscribed a score — Eagles 20, Cowboys 7 — and below was a message about the traits that had helped that Eagles team reach the Super Bowl on that frigid afternoon: hard work, discipline, mutual respect, and love. —

Krista Stevens, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2024 The victims’ names and the dates of more than 4,000 killings are inscribed in the steel, though many names read simply unknown. —

Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024 Herman, an eighty-three-year-old who wears a ring inscribed with the U.S.W. logo on his right hand, still believes this. —

Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inscribe

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