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describe
(d/I/'skr/aI/b )

verb (v)

  • give a description of(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    depict, draw
    source: wordnet30
  • to give an account or representation of in words(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental.
    Synonym:
    account, report
    source: wordnet30
  • make a mark or lines on a surface(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    delineate, draw, line, trace
    source: wordnet30
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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