inscribe
To write or carve words onto something.
inscribe in a sentence
- The winner's name was inscribed on the silver cup in swirling letters.
- The jeweller offered to inscribe Mum's name on the back of the silver watch.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to inscribe?
- Adelete
- Berase
- Cwrite
- Dremove
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C: write. The other three mean the opposite of inscribe.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to inscribe?
- Acarve
- Bmark
- Cerase
- Dwrite
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C: erase. The other three mean nearly the same as inscribe.
Words that mean something similar
write, carve, mark
Words that mean the opposite
erase, remove, delete
More words about thinking & learning
- instinct: A natural feeling that makes you act without thinking.
- intangible: Not able to be touched or held, but still real.
- interpret: To work out what something means.
- intrigue: To make someone very curious and interested.
- invalid: Not accepted as correct or official, usually because it breaks a rule.
- jinx: Something believed to bring bad luck.
- judicious: Showing good sense and careful judgement.
- justify: To give a good reason for something you have done.
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