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superscribe

[ soo-per-skrahyb, soo-per-skrahyb ]

verb (used with object)

, su·per·scribed, su·per·scrib·ing.
  1. to write (words, letters, one's name, address, etc.) above or on something.
  2. to inscribe or mark with writing at the top or on the outside or surface of; put an inscription above or on:

    to superscribe the cover of a text with corrections.



superscribe

/ ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb /

verb

  1. tr to write (an inscription, name, etc) above, on top of, or outside
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • un·super·scribed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of superscribe1

1590–1600; < Latin superscrībere, equivalent to super- super- + scrībere to write; scribe 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of superscribe1

C16: from Latin superscrībere, from super- + scrībere to write
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Example Sentences

He could barely see to sign his name and superscribe the envelope.

She endeavoured in vain to superscribe it: so desired me to do it.

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