"superscribe" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /suːpəˈskɹʌɪb/ [UK] Forms: superscribes [present, singular, third-person], superscribing [participle, present], superscribed [participle, past], superscribed [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin superscrīboder. English superscribe From Latin superscrībo (“write over”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|der|la>superscrībo>write|id=write|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin superscrīboder. English superscribe, {{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 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 55 32 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 33 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 58 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 59 24 18
  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
  3. (transitive) To address (an envelope etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-superscribe-en-verb-GC1WASV4

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above."
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        "(transitive) to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope."
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          "ref": "1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 121:",
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    }
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        "(transitive) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above."
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        "(transitive) to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope."
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        "(transitive) To address (an envelope etc.)."
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}

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