inscribe in WordNet English dictionary

1. mark with one's signature
   "The author autographed his book"
   autograph  inscribe 
   
2. convert ordinary language into code
   "We should encode the message for security reasons"
   code  encipher  cipher  cypher  encrypt  inscribe  write in code 
   
3. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
   scratch  engrave  grave  inscribe 
   
4. register formally as a participant or member
   "The party recruited many new members"
   enroll  inscribe  enter  enrol  recruit 
   
5. address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
   inscribe 
   
6. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
   inscribe 
   
7. draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
   inscribe