inscribe

inscribe
transitive verb
1) (write) schreiben; (on ring etc.) eingravieren; (on stone, rock) einmeißeln
2) mit einer Inschrift versehen [Denkmal, Grabstein]
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verb
(to carve or write: The monument was inscribed with the names of the men who died in the war; He carefully inscribed his name in his new book.) beschriften
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in·scribe
[ɪnˈskraɪb]
vt
1. (form: write)
▪ to \inscribe sth [in/on sth] etw [in/auf etw akk] schreiben; (cut into metal) etw [in/auf etw akk] eingravieren; (cut into stone) etw [in/auf etw akk] einmeißeln
the wall was \inscribed with the names of the dead auf der Mauer standen die Namen der Toten
▪ to \inscribe sth to sb jdm etw widmen
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[In'skraɪb]
vt
1) (sth on sth etw in etw acc) words, symbols etc (= engrave) (on ring, watch etc) eingravieren; (on rock, stone, wood) einmeißeln; (on tree) einritzen
2) book eine Widmung schreiben in (+acc)

a watch, inscribed ... — eine Uhr mit der Widmung ...

3)

to inscribe sth in sb's mind — etw in jds Gedächtnis (dat) verankern

4) (MATH) einbeschreiben (in a circle etc einem Kreis etc)
5) (FIN)

inscribed stock — Namensaktien pl

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inscribe [ınˈskraıb] v/t
1. → engrave
2. (ein)schreiben, eintragen (beide:
in in akk):
inscribe one’s name in a book sich in ein Buch eintragen;
they have inscribed their names (up)on the pages of history sie haben Geschichte gemacht, sie sind in die Geschichte eingegangen;
inscribed stock WIRTSCH Br Namensaktien pl (nur bei der Emissionsstelle eingetragene Aktien ohne Besitzerzertifikat)
3. ein Buch etc mit einer (persönlichen) Widmung versehen
4. MATH einbeschreiben (in dat):
inscribed angle einbeschriebener Winkel
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transitive verb
1) (write) schreiben; (on ring etc.) eingravieren; (on stone, rock) einmeißeln
2) mit einer Inschrift versehen [Denkmal, Grabstein]
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v.
beschriften v.

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