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61 3.8
To write your signature on something as a keepsake for someone
  • verb
  • /ˈɔːtəˌɡræf/
translation icon : 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?

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Examples

Synonyms

to sign
vsto autograph
1.0

To write your name on a paper to show you agree

is done as a keepsake for someone rather than to authorize
to inscribe
vsto autograph
31 5.3

Put words on something like a book or monument so they last

is given as a personal keepsake rather than made permanent

Compounds

A book with blank pages for collecting signatures from famous people

Surface Forms

autograph infinitive
autographed past participle
autographing present participle
autographs third person singular

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.