Definitions for: Describe


[v] identify as in botany or biology, for example
[v] to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental."
[v] give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
[v] make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"



Webster (1913) Definition: De*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Described; p. pr. &
vb. n. Describing.] [L. describere, descriptum; de- +
scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F.
d['e]crire. See Scribe, and cf. Descry.]
1. 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.

2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an
account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as,
the geographer describes countries and cities.

3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off;
to class. [Obs.]

Passed through the land, and described it by cities
into seven parts in a book. --Josh. xviii.
9.

Syn: To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount;
narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.


De*scribe", v. i.
To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as,
Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.

Synonyms: account, delineate, depict, discover, distinguish, draw, draw, identify, key, key out, line, name, outline, report, trace

See Also: adumbrate, assort, circumscribe, class, classify, construct, delineate, exposit, expound, inform, inscribe, mark, outline, represent, separate, set forth, sketch, sort, sort out, write

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