SUBSCRIBE
verb
Definitions
- 1. To write underneath, as one's name; to sign (one's name) to a document. [They] subscribed their names under them. Sir T. More.
- 2. To sign with one's own hand; to give consent to, as something written, or to bind one's self to the terms of, by writing one's name beneath; as, parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond. All the bishops subscribed the sentence. Milman.
- 3. To attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records.
- 4. To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount; as, each man subscribed ten dollars.
- 5. To sign away; to yield; to surrender. [Obs.] Shak.
- 6. To declare over one's signature; to publish. [Obs.] Either or must shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a coward. Shak.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025