superscribe vs write

superscribe and write both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
superscribe	No	No	Yes	No
write	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, write is a hypernym of superscribe; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than superscribe:

As verbs, write is a hypernym of superscribe; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than superscribe:

superscribe (verb)	write (verb)
write on the outside or upper part of	communicate or express by writing
write on the top or outside	record data on a computer
	contact in writing
	produce a literary work
	mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
	write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
	write music
	create code, write a computer program