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to scribe
01
score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scribe
3rd person singular
scribes
Present participle
scribing
Past simple
scribed
Past participle
scribed
Scribe
01
a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
scribes
02
informal terms for journalists
03
a person who writes copies of documents by hand
Examples
Before the invention of the printing press, scribes played a crucial role in the dissemination of knowledge by copying books by hand.
Lexical Tree
inscribe
prescribe
scriber
scribe
