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单词 inscribe
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inscribe
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To inscribe means to write something in a permanent or formal way. When you have a jeweler inscribe your initials inside your new ring, she uses a machine to carve them into the metal.
A stone carver might inscribe your grandfather's name on a memorial stone, and your best friend might inscribe his name and a favorite quote in the back of your yearbook. In geometry, to inscribe is to fit one shape inside another, like when a triangle fits neatly inside a circle with its points just touching the perimeter. The Latin root of inscribe is inscribere, "to write in or on."
WORD FAMILY
inscribe: inscribed, inscribes, inscribing, inscription+/inscription: inscriptions
USAGE EXAMPLES
In this surpassingly American story, we see how historical and structural realities inscribe themselves into our most personal traumas and triumphs.
Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016)
From my notes, inscribed in real time: “rooftop running, galloping, leaping, climbing, crossbows, crash, sword slice, arrows, climbing, jumping,”
Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016)
It was stamped on coins, engraved on tombs and inscribed on sundials, jewelry and synagogue furnishings.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016)
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1v carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
engrave, grave, scratch
engrave, etch
carve or cut a design or letters into
character
engrave or inscribe characters on
carve, chip at
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
2v write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
Hyper
enter, put down, record
make a record of; set down in permanent form
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v register formally as a participant or member
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
enrol, enroll, enter, recruit
draft, enlist, muster in
engage somebody to enter the army
unionise, unionize
recruit for a union or organize into a union
register
enroll to vote
matriculate
enroll as a student
levy, raise, recruit
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
register
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
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1v mark with one's signature
Syn|Hyper
autograph
sign
be engaged by a written agreement
2v address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
Hyper
dedicate
inscribe or address by way of compliment
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v draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
Hyper
delineate, describe, draw, line, trace
make a mark or lines on a surface
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v convert ordinary language into code
Syn|Hyper
cipher, code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, write in code
encode
convert information into code
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