superscribe
[
soo
-per-skrahyb, soo-per-
skrahyb
]
/ˈsu pərˌskraɪb, ˌsu pərˈskraɪb/
verb (used with object)
,
superscribed,
superscribing.
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.
Origin
1590-1600;
<
Latin
superscrībere,
equivalent to
super-
super-
+
scrībere
to write; see
scribe
1
Related forms
unsuperscribed,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
superscribe
superscribe
/
ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to write (an inscription, name, etc) above, on top of, or outside
Word Origin
C16: from Latin
superscrībere,
from
super-
+
scrībere
to write