superscribe
Verb
- write on the top or outside
- "superscribe one's name and address"
- write on the outside or upper part of
- "superscribe an envelope"
- to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above.
- to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope.
- To address (an envelope etc.).
Examples
- "His wife superscribed her own notes on each of his letters before sending them in packets to the editor."
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-
Proto-Italic *skreiβō
Latin scrībō
Latin superscrīboder.
English superscribe
From Latin superscrībo (“write over”).
Scrabble Score: 17
superscribe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsuperscribe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
superscribe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
superscribe is a valid Words With Friends word