Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with inscription in American Collocation
have an inscription
bear
carry
The book bears the inscription ‘Printed in Newark in 1778’.
when an inscription is cut into a surface
be carved
be cut
be engraved
be etched
There are two inscriptions carved on the plinth.
read an inscription
decipher
read
The inscription was deciphered; the stone was a Roman milestone.