Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inscribe \In*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inscribed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Inscribing}.] [L. inscribere. See 1st {In-}, and
   {Scribe}.]
   1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read;
      to imprint.

            Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. --Pope.

   2. To mark with letters, charakters, or words.

            O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone.
                                                  --Pope.

   3. To assign or address to; to commend to by a shot address;
      to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a
      friend. --Dryden.

   4. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a
      sentence on the memory.

   5. (Geom.) To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the
      boundaries.

   Note: A line is inscribed in a circle, or in a sphere, when
         its two ends are in the circumference of the circle, or
         in the surface of the sphere. A triangle is inscribed
         in another triangle, when the three angles of the
         former are severally on the three sides of the latter.
         A circle is inscribed in a polygon, when it touches
         each side of the polygon. A sphere is inscribed in a
         polyhedron, when the sphere touches each boundary plane
         of the polyhedron. The latter figure in each case is
         circumscribed about the former.

Source : WordNet®

inscribe
     v 1: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a
          pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
          [syn: {engrave}, {grave}]
     2: register formally as a participant or member; "The party
        recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {enter}, {enrol},
         {recruit}]
     3: draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as
        possible
     4: write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
     5: mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"
        [syn: {autograph}]
     6: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
        message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {code}, {encipher},
         {cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]
     7: address, as a work of literature, in a style less formal
        than a dedication