transitive verb inscribed -·scribed′, inscribing -·scrib′·ing

1. 1. to write, mark, or engrave (words, symbols, etc.) on some surface
   2. to write on, mark, or engrave (a surface)
2. to add the name of (someone) to a list; enroll
3. 1. to dedicate (a book, song, etc.) briefly and informally
   2. to write a short, signed message in (a book, etc. one is presenting as a gift)
4. to fix or impress deeply or lastingly in the mind, memory, etc.
5. Geom. to draw (a figure) inside another figure so that their boundaries touch at as many points as possible

Etymology: L inscribere: see in- & scribe