Real Dictionary

inscribe
verb: If you inscribe something in the front of a book or on a photograph, you write it there, often before giving it to someone.
verb: If you inscribe words on an object, you write or carve the words on the object.

inscribe in American English
to write, mark, or engrave (words, symbols, etc.) on some surface
transitive verb: to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it

inscribe in British English
to make, carve, or engrave (writing, letters, a design, etc) on (a surface such as wood, stone, or paper)