to autograph
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3.8
- verb
- /ˈɔːtəˌɡræf/
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autografiar
- I wondered if you'd autograph my copy of your book.
- autographed copies
You want a replica teacup from the Titanic autographed by Abraham Lincoln's cousin, bro?
- You want a replica teacup from the Titanic autographed by Abraham Lincoln's cousin, bro?
- When we go to cons, we bring a selection of pictures for fans to choose which one I'll autograph.
- I'm genuinely curious why you would have, like, an autographed trading card for one of the few movies I was ever in.
- I'm sitting there going, shit, I can autograph me some baseballs.
Examples
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After the concert, many fans asked the band members to autograph their posters.
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Would you be so kind as to autograph these?
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- Could you uh... autograph it?
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- You gonna autograph those for us? - Sure thing, Bob.
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- Could you autograph this?
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Can you autograph your picture?
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Jesse tears down his poster and autographs it for a young boy.
Fiction book (2001) -
If you would be willing to send her an autographed picture, she would be so floored!
Blog text (27) -
Need an autographed hockey puck?
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He autographed it himself.
Synonyms
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1.0
To write your name on a paper to show you agree
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5.3
Put words on something like a book or monument so they last
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
To autograph something is to write your own name on it for someone, like signing a book. The parts auto- 'self' and -graph 'write' show it is your own writing, which is why people autograph items as a personal gift.