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su·per·scribe  (spr-skrb)

tr.v. su·per·scribed, su·per·scrib·ing, su·per·scribes

1. To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).

2. To write (a name or an address, for example) on the top or outside.

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[Latin superscrbere, to write over : super-, super- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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superscribe [ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb]

vb

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to write (an inscription, name, etc.) above, on top of, or outside

[from Latin superscrībere, from super- + scrībere to write]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	superscribe - write on the top or outside; "superscribe one's name and address" write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
	2.	superscribe - write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope" write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"

Translations

superscribe

vt one’s name etc → obenan setzen; document etc → beschriften, überschreiben