inscribing

From the verb inscribe: (⇒ conjugate)
inscribing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

in•scribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -scribed, -scrib•ing.

to address (a book, etc.) to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it:The ballplayer inscribed the boy's book.
to mark (a surface) with words, etc., esp. in a way that will be noticeable and last a long time.
to write or engrave (words, etc.):inscribed his initials on the statue.

in•scrib•er, n. [countable]See -scrib-.

in•scribe (in skrīb′),USA pronunciation v.t., -scribed, -scrib•ing.

to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., esp. in a durable or conspicuous way.
to write, print, mark, or engrave (words, characters, etc.).
to enroll, as on an official list.
Mathematics[Geom.]to draw or delineate (one figure) within another figure so that the inner lies entirely within the boundary of the outer, touching it at as many points as possible:to inscribe a circle in a square.
Business[Brit.]
- to issue (a loan) in the form of shares with registered stockholders.
- to sell (stocks).
- to buy (stocks).

Latin inscrībere, equivalent. to in- in-² + scrībere to write; see scribe¹
1545–55

in•scrib′a•ble, adj.
in•scrib′a•ble•ness, n.
in•scrib′er, n.

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inscribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/ vb (transitive)

to make, carve, or engrave (writing, letters, a design, etc) on (a surface such as wood, stone, or paper)
to enter (a name) on a list or in a register
to sign one's name on (a book, photograph, etc) before presentation to another person
to draw (a geometric construction such as a circle, polygon, etc) inside another construction so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
Compare circumscribe

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin inscrībere; see inscriptioninˈscribable adj inˈscribableness n inˈscriber n

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