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subscribe

subsc·ribe

US/səbˈskɹaɪb/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

offer 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”
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3.

adopt as a belief

  • “I subscribe to your view on abortion”
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4.

pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals

  • “I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station”
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5.

receive or obtain by regular payment

  • “We take the Times every day”
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Origin

From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere (“write beneath”). By surface analysis, sub- + scribe. Compare its native English equivalent underwrite.

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