C1 verb Formal

subscribite

/səbˈskraɪbaɪt/

To formally sign one's name at the bottom of a document or to provide a collective endorsement, typically in a legal, ceremonial, or academic context. It refers to the specific act of undersigning to signify formal agreement or to witness a declaration.

Examples

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1

The witnesses were asked to subscribite the marriage certificate to ensure its legal validity.

The witnesses were asked to sign the marriage certificate to ensure its legal validity.

2

All participating plenipotentiaries are expected to subscribite the international accord by noon.

All participating representatives are expected to formally sign the international agreement by noon.

3

If you agree with the card's message, just subscribite your name at the bottom.

If you agree with the card's message, just sign your name at the bottom.

Word Family

Noun
subscription
Verb
subscribite
Adjective
subscribitory
Related
subscriber
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Memory Tip

Break the word into roots: 'Sub' (under) + 'Scribe' (write) + 'ite' (verb suffix). You are 'writing under' the document.

Quick Quiz

Before the law can be enacted, the governors must _____ the final draft of the bill.

Correct!

The correct answer is: a

Examples

1

The witnesses were asked to subscribite the marriage certificate to ensure its legal validity.

everyday

The witnesses were asked to sign the marriage certificate to ensure its legal validity.

2

All participating plenipotentiaries are expected to subscribite the international accord by noon.

formal

All participating representatives are expected to formally sign the international agreement by noon.

3

If you agree with the card's message, just subscribite your name at the bottom.

informal

If you agree with the card's message, just sign your name at the bottom.

4

In the study of historical manuscripts, scholars often analyze how various scribes would subscribite their finished works.

academic

In the study of historical manuscripts, scholars often analyze how various writers would sign their finished works at the end.

5

The board members must subscribite the annual fiscal report before it is released to the shareholders.

business

The board members must formally endorse the annual financial report before it is released to the shareholders.

Word Family

Noun
subscription
Verb
subscribite
Adjective
subscribitory
Related
subscriber

Common Collocations

subscribite the document to sign the document at the bottom
formally subscribite to sign in an official capacity
subscribite in triplicate to sign three identical copies
legally subscribite to sign in a way that is recognized by law
collectively subscribite for a group to sign together

Common Phrases

subscribite one's hand

to physically sign a document oneself

duly subscribited

properly signed and witnessed according to requirements

power to subscribite

the legal authority to sign on behalf of others

Often Confused With

subscribite vs subscribe

Subscribe usually refers to paying for a service or supporting an idea, while subscribite is the technical act of signing at the bottom of a text.

subscribite vs subscript

Subscript refers to characters written below the line of text, whereas subscribite is the verb for the act of signing.

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Usage Notes

This is a highly formal or archaic term, often found in legal history or specialized clerical contexts. In modern English, it is almost always replaced by 'undersign' or simply 'sign'.

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Common Mistakes

Learners may confuse this with the Spanish imperative 'subscribite' seen on social media or mistakenly use it as a noun for a subscription.

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Memory Tip

Break the word into roots: 'Sub' (under) + 'Scribe' (write) + 'ite' (verb suffix). You are 'writing under' the document.

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Word Origin

Derived from the Latin 'subscribite', the second-person plural imperative of 'subscribere' (to write under).

Grammar Patterns

Transitive verb taking a direct object Regular conjugation: subscribited (past), subscribiting (present participle)
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Cultural Context

Reflects the lingering influence of Latin legal imperatives in the English-speaking bureaucratic and ecclesiastical traditions.

Quick Quiz

Before the law can be enacted, the governors must _____ the final draft of the bill.

Correct!

The correct answer is: a

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