"superscribe" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /suːpəˈskɹʌɪb/ [UK] Forms: superscribes [present, singular, third-person], superscribing [participle, present], superscribed [participle, past], superscribed [past]
Etymology: From Latin superscrībo (“write over”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{uder|en|la|superscrībo||write over}} Latin superscrībo (“write over”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} superscribe (third-person singular simple present superscribes, present participle superscribing, simple past and past participle superscribed)
  1. (transitive) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-superscribe-en-verb-3HN0HIJ4
  2. (transitive) to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-superscribe-en-verb-dwwXrH6U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 44 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 60 11
  3. (transitive) To address (an envelope etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-superscribe-en-verb-GC1WASV4

Verb [Latin]

Forms: superscrībe [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=superscrībe}} superscrībe
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of superscrībō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: superscrībō
    Sense id: en-superscribe-la-verb-yZCBh0RX Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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