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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Subscribe  \Sub*scribe"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Subscribed};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Subscribing}.]  [L.  subscribere,  subscriptum 
  sub  under  +  scribere  to  write:  cf  F.  souscrire  See 
  {Scribe}.] 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Subscribe  \Sub*scribe"\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  sign  one's  name  to  a  letter  or  other  document.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  give  consent  to  something  written,  by  signing  one's 
  name  hence  to  assent;  to  agree. 
 
  So  spake,  so  wished,  much  humbled  Eve;  but  Fate 
  Subscribed  not  --Milton. 
 
  3.  To  become  surely;  --  with  for  [R.]  --Shak. 
 
  4.  To  yield;  to  admit  one's  self  to  be  inferior  or  in  the 
  wrong  [Obs.] 
 
  I  will  subscribe,  and  say  I  wronged  the  duke. 
  --Shak. 
 
  5.  To  set  one's  name  to  a  paper  in  token  of  promise  to  give  a 
  certain  sum. 
 
  6.  To  enter  one's  name  for  a  newspaper,  a  book,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  subscribe 
  v  1:  off  to  buy  as  of  stocks  and  shares:  "The  broker  subscribed 
  500  shares" 
  2:  mark  with  one's  signature;  write  one's  name  (on);  "She 
  signed  the  letter  and  sent  it  off";  "Please  sign  here" 
  [syn:  {sign}] 
  3:  adopt  as  a  belief;  "I  subscribe  to  your  view  on  abortion" 
  [syn:  {stand},  {support}] 
  4:  receive  or  obtain  by  regular  payment;  "We  take  the  Times 
  every  day"  [syn:  {subscribe  to},  {take}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  subscribe 
 
    To  request  to  receive  messages  posted  to  a 
  {mailing  list}  or  {newsgroup}.  In  contrast  to  the  mundane  use 
  of  the  word  this  is  often  free  of  charge. 
 
  (1997-03-27)




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