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1. 1.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.
2. 2.To attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records.
3. 3.To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount; as, each man subscribed ten dollars.
4. 4.To sign away; to yield; to surrender. [Obs.] Shak.
5. 5.To declare over one's signature; to publish. [Obs.] Either or must shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a coward. Shak.
6. 6.To sign one's name to a letter or other document. Shak.
7. 7.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.
8. 8.To become surely; -- with for. [R.] Shak.
9. 9.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.
10. 10.To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain sum.
11. 11.To enter one's name for a newspaper, a book, etc.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is subscribe.

• What is to attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records called?
• What is to promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount; as, each man subscribed ten dollars called?
• What is to sign away; to yield; to surrender. [Obs.] Shak called?
• What is to declare over one's signature; to publish. [Obs.] Either or must shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a coward. Shak called?
• What is to sign one's name to a letter or other document. Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to become surely; -- with for. [R.] Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain sum called?
• What is to enter one's name for a newspaper, a book, etc called?