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su·per·scribe
(so͞o′pər-skrīb′)tr.v. su·per·scribed, su·per·scrib·ing, su·per·scribes
1. To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).
2. To write (a name or an address, for example) on the top or outside.
[Latin superscrībere, to write over : super-, super- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
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superscribe
(ˌsuːpəˈskraɪb)vb
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to write (an inscription, name, etc) above, on top of, or outside
[C16: from Latin superscrībere, from super- + scrībere to write]
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su•per•scribe
(ˈsu pərˌskraɪb, ˌsu pərˈskraɪb)v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing.
1. to write (words, one's name, an address, etc.) above or on something.
2. to inscribe or engrave at the top or on the outside or surface of.
[1590–1600; < Latin superscrībere=super- super- + scrībere to write]
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superscribe
Past participle: superscribed
Gerund: superscribing
| Imperative |
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| superscribe |
| superscribe |
| Present |
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| I superscribe |
| you superscribe |
| he/she/it superscribes |
| we superscribe |
| you superscribe |
| they superscribe |
| Preterite |
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| I superscribed |
| you superscribed |
| he/she/it superscribed |
| we superscribed |
| you superscribed |
| they superscribed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am superscribing |
| you are superscribing |
| he/she/it is superscribing |
| we are superscribing |
| you are superscribing |
| they are superscribing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have superscribed |
| you have superscribed |
| he/she/it has superscribed |
| we have superscribed |
| you have superscribed |
| they have superscribed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was superscribing |
| you were superscribing |
| he/she/it was superscribing |
| we were superscribing |
| you were superscribing |
| they were superscribing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had superscribed |
| you had superscribed |
| he/she/it had superscribed |
| we had superscribed |
| you had superscribed |
| they had superscribed |
| Future |
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| I will superscribe |
| you will superscribe |
| he/she/it will superscribe |
| we will superscribe |
| you will superscribe |
| they will superscribe |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have superscribed |
| you will have superscribed |
| he/she/it will have superscribed |
| we will have superscribed |
| you will have superscribed |
| they will have superscribed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be superscribing |
| you will be superscribing |
| he/she/it will be superscribing |
| we will be superscribing |
| you will be superscribing |
| they will be superscribing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been superscribing |
| you have been superscribing |
| he/she/it has been superscribing |
| we have been superscribing |
| you have been superscribing |
| they have been superscribing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been superscribing |
| you will have been superscribing |
| he/she/it will have been superscribing |
| we will have been superscribing |
| you will have been superscribing |
| they will have been superscribing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been superscribing |
| you had been superscribing |
| he/she/it had been superscribing |
| we had been superscribing |
| you had been superscribing |
| they had been superscribing |
| Conditional |
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| I would superscribe |
| you would superscribe |
| he/she/it would superscribe |
| we would superscribe |
| you would superscribe |
| they would superscribe |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have superscribed |
| you would have superscribed |
| he/she/it would have superscribed |
| we would have superscribed |
| you would have superscribed |
| they would have superscribed |
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Verb 1. superscribe - write on the top or outside; "superscribe one's name and address"
write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
2. superscribe - write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"
write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
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Translations
superscribe
vt one’s name etc → obenan setzen ; document etc → beschriften, überschreiben
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