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English
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *upér English superscribe
From Latin superscrībo (“write over”).
Pronunciation
Verb
superscribe (third-person singular simple present superscribes, present participle superscribing, simple past and past participle superscribed)
- (transitive) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above.
- He superscribed each character with its Latin-alphabet equivalent.
- (transitive) to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope.
His wife superscribed her own notes on each of his letters before sending them in packets to the editor.
- (transitive) To address (an envelope etc.).
1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 121:That Friday, which began like any other, when my fate was brought up from the kitchen, superscribed to me, and put into my ignorant hand.
Latin
Verb
superscrībe
- second-person singular present active imperative of superscrībō