Synonyms for inscribe

Most common

enter · raise · recruit · cipher · code · engrave

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Antonyms

erase, delete, efface

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.

   I inscribed my name into the book.

2. v. 2

   To dedicate to someone.

3. v. 3

   To enter on a document or list; to enroll.

Related words

Word family

inscribable inscription

Forms

Past participle

inscribed
e.g. inscribed → entered, enrolled, raised, recruited…

Example sentences

• raise Why did you turn down his request for a pay raise?
• recruit Jim was trying to recruit young Belgians for ISIS.
• code Can you tell me what the zip code is for New York?
• cipher My best guess is it needs an asymmetric cipher.
• engrave I can engrave that on a ring.
• write It was not so simple to write a letter in English.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ink¹

4 letters

code¹, mark¹, etch¹

5 letters

write¹, enter², raise¹, grave¹, enrol

6 letters

letter², enroll², cipher², cypher²

7 letters

scratch¹, recruit², impress², imprint², encrypt², engrave², enwrite

8 letters

dedicate³, encipher

9 letters

autograph³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enter² = 2 syllables).