"inscribing" in the verb sense

1. scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

"engrave a pen"

"engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"

"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

2. enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit

register formally as a participant or member

"The party recruited many new members"

3. inscribe

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

4. inscribe

write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

5. autograph, inscribe

mark with one's signature

"The author autographed his book"

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

convert ordinary language into code

"We should encode the message for security reasons"

7. inscribe

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

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