# inscribe

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈskɹaɪb/ · frequency rank #75,995

## Definitions
1. To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
2. To dedicate to someone.
3. To enter on a document or list; to enroll.
4. To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inscribe