scribe /skɹaɪb/verb 6noun 5forms 3 verb6 •To write. •To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.There—at Ioue wexed wroth, and in his spright / Did inly grudge, yet did it well conceale; / And bade Dan Phoebus Scribe her Appellation seale. — 1597 •To write or draw with a scribe. •To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron. •To record, as a scribe. •To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc. noun5 •Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.[T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD. — 2013 •A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession. •(informal) A journalist. •A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber. •(no longer used) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people. formsscribed · scribing · scribes