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- pronunciation:
- ihn
skraIb
- features:
- Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
inscribes, inscribing, inscribed |
| definition: |
to write by carving.
They inscribed her name on the tombstone. |
| related words: |
carve, dedicate, letter, line, list, record, sign |
| derivations: |
inscribable (adj.), inscriber (n.) |
Inscribe is from a Latin word that means "to write in." Scribble, scribe, and script have the same origins.
The word inscribe
contains the following parts:
in-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-1 occurs in Latin loanwords and thus attaches to Latin roots ( infect
, inscribe
). in-1 has multiple forms, as the "n" sound in in-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms il-1, im-1, and ir-1.
Example words:
incision, include, infect, influence, inform, information, inquire, inquiry, inscribe, inspect, inspector
scrib, script
Latin
root
that means to write
Example words:
describe, description, descriptive, inscribe, manuscript, postscript, prescribe, prescription, scribble, scribe1, script, Scripture, subscribe, subscription
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