superscribe

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.

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[Latin superscrībere, to write over : super-, super- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]

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]

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]

superscribe

Past participle: superscribed
Gerund: superscribing

Imperative

superscribe

superscribe

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"

superscribe

verb

To mark (a written communication) with its destination:

address, direct.

Translations

superscribe

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