inscribing

1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surfaceExamples: "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"Synonyms: engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch

2. register formally as a participant or memberExamples: "The party recruited many new members"Synonyms: enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit

3. draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possibleSynonyms: inscribe

4. write, engrave, or print as a lasting recordSynonyms: inscribe

5. mark with one's signatureExamples: "The author autographed his book"Synonyms: autograph, inscribe

6. convert ordinary language into codeExamples: "We should encode the message for security reasons"Synonyms: cipher, code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code