to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it.

to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., esp. in a durable or conspicuous way.

to write, print, mark, or engrave (words, characters, etc.).

to enroll, as on an official list.

Geometry . to draw or delineate (one figure) within another figure so that the inner lies entirely within the boundary of the outer, touching it at as many points as possible

to inscribe a circle in a square.

British .

to issue (a loan) in the form of shares with registered stockholders.

to sell (stocks).

to buy (stocks).

verb

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