1write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record:his name was inscribed on the new silver trophy
mark (a surface or object) with characters:the memorial is inscribed with ten names (as adjective inscribed)an inscribed watch
write a dedication to someone in (a book):he inscribed the first copy ‘To my dearest grandmother’
archaic enter the name of (someone) on a list or in a book.
2 Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect:a regular polygon inscribed in a circleCompare with circumscribe.
3 (usually as adjective inscribed) British issue (loan stock) in the form of shares whose holders are listed in a register rather than issued with certificates:inscribed stock
