| VERB | contact | inscribe, scratch, engrave, grave | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface |
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| social | inscribe, enroll, enter, enrol, recruit | register formally as a participant or member | |
| contact | inscribe | draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible | |
| communication | inscribe | write, engrave, or print as a lasting record | |
| communication | inscribe, autograph | mark with one's signature | |
| communication | inscribe, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code | convert ordinary language into code | |
| communication | inscribe | address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication |
| Sounds | ihnskray'b | |
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| Rhymes | ascribe ... vibe: 15 rhymes with ayb... | |
| Meaning | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | scratch, engrave, grave | |
| Narrower | character | engrave or inscribe characters on |
| Broader | carve, chip at | engrave / engrave / engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface |
| Similar to | engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into |
| Spanish | grabar, inscribir | |
| Catalan | gravar, inscriure | |
| Meaning | register formally as a participant or member. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | enroll, enter, enrol, recruit | |
| Narrower | enlist, draft, muster in | Engage somebody to enter the army |
| matriculate | enroll as a student | |
| register | enroll to vote | |
| unionize, unionise | recruit for a union or organize into a union | |
| Broader | register | record in writing |
| Spanish | alistar, apuntar, enrolar, entrar, inscribirse, inscribir, matricular, reclutar | |
| Catalan | apuntar, inscriure's, inscriure, matricular-se, matricular, reclutar | |
| Meaning | Draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | geometry | The pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces |
| Broader | trace, draw, line, describe, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface |
| Spanish | inscribir | |
| Catalan | inscriure | |
| Meaning | Write, engrave, or print as a lasting record. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | record, enter, put down | make a record of |
| Spanish | inscribir | |
| Nouns | inscription | the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words |
| Meaning | mark with one's signature. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | autograph | |
| Broader | sign | Be engaged by a written agreement |
| Spanish | autografiar | |
| Catalan | autografiar | |
| Meaning | convert ordinary language into code. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code | |
| Broader | encode | Convert information into code |
| Spanish | cifrar, codificar, encriptar | |
| Catalan | codificar, encriptar, xifrar | |
| Meaning | address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Broader | dedicate | inscribe or address by way of compliment |
| Spanish | inscribir | |
| Catalan | inscriure | |
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