superscribe
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su·per·scribe
(so͞o′pər-skrīb′)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.
[Latin superscrībere, to write over : super-, super- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
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superscribe
(ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb)vb
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to write (an inscription, name, etc) above, on top of, or outside
[C16: from Latin superscrībere, from super- + scrībere to write]
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su•per•scribe
(ˈsu pərˌskraɪb, ˌsu pərˈskraɪb)v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing.
1. to write (words, one's name, an address, etc.) above or on something.
2. to inscribe or engrave at the top or on the outside or surface of.
[1590–1600; < Latin superscrībere=super- super- + scrībere to write]
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superscribe
Past participle: superscribed
Gerund: superscribing
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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" |
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superscribe
vt one’s name etc → obenan setzen; document etc → beschriften, überschreiben
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