I.to write in or upon any thing, to inscribe (class.).
I. Lit.: “aliquid in basi tropaeorum,” Cic. Pis. 38, 92: “in statua inscripsit, Parenti optime merito,” id. Fam. 12, 3, 1: “nomen suum monumentis,” id. Har. Resp. 27: “ea inscribam brevi, quae, etc.,” id. Att. 4, 1, 4: “sit inscriptum in fronte unius cujusque civis, quid de re publica sentiat,” id. Cat. 1, 13, 32: “orationes in animo,” id. de Or. 2, 87, 355: “ut, si quae essent incisae aut inscriptae litterae, tollerentur,” id. Dom. 53, 137: “senarioli in ejus monumento inscripti,” id. Tusc. 5, 23, 64: “in illis libellis,” id. Arch. 11, 26 B. and K. (Klotz omits in): “Pan ... vix ulla inscribens terrae vestigia cornu,” Sil. 13, 328. —Pass. with Gr. acc.: “inscripti nomina regum flores,” Verg. E. 3, 106.—
B. Transf., to furnish with an inscription: “statuae, quas tu inscribi jussisti,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 167: aedes, to write on a house that it is for sale: “aedes venales hasce inscribit litteris,” Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 131; cf.: “aedes mercede,” Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 92: librum, to inscribe, give a title to a book: “eos (libellos) rhetoricos inscribunt,” Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 122: in eo libro, qui Oeconomicus inscribitur, is entitled, id. Off. 2, 24, 87: “inscripta lintea,” i. e. curtains used as signs, Juv. 8, 168. — Hence, subst.: inscriptum , i, n., an inscription, title: alia inscripta nimis lepida, Gell. praef. 3. —
II. Trop.
A. In g e n.: “vitiis suis sapientiam inscribit,” gives to his vices the name of wisdom, Sen. Vit. Beat. 12. —
B. In partic.
1. To ascribe, assign, attribute: “Epicurus, quia tantummodo induit personam philosophi, et sibi ipse hoc nomen inscripsit,” has assigned, appropriated to himself, Cic. Tusc. 5, 26, 73: “deos sceleri,” to ascribe crimes to the gods, Ov. M. 15, 128: “mea dextera leto Inscribenda tuo est,” thy death is to be ascribed to my hand, id. ib. 10, 199.—
2. To make known, mark, as if by an inscription: “sua quemque deorum inscribit facies,” Ov. M. 6, 74: “versā pulvis inscribitur hastā,” Verg. A. 1, 478; cf.: “sua quemque deorum Inscribit facies,” makes known, characterizes, Ov. M. 6, 74.—
3. To brand, place a brand upon: vultus. Plin. 18, 3, 4, § 21: “naufrago stigmata,” Sen. Ben. 4, 37, 3: “inscripta ergastula,” Juv. 14, 24.—
4. To subscribe an accusation (post-class.), Cod. 9, 35, 11.—
5. To write something over an old writing, so that the latter is no longer legible (post-class.): “de his, quae in testamento delentur, inducuntur, inscribuntur,” Dig. 28, 4.
