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Describe

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Verb

1. depict, describe, draw

give a description of

Example Sentences:
'He drew an elaborate plan of attack'

2. account, describe, report

to give an account or representation of in words

Example Sentences:
'Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental'

3. delineate, describe, draw, line, trace

make a mark or lines on a surface

Example Sentences:
'draw a line'
'trace the outline of a figure in the sand'

4. describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name

identify as in botany or biology, for example

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Describe

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to give an account or representation of in words
2. 
to pronounce or label
he has been described as a genius
3. 
to draw a line or figure, such as a circle

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Describe

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verb transitiveWord forms: deˈscribed or deˈscribing
1. 
to tell or write about; give a detailed account of
2. 
to picture in words
3. 
to trace the outline of
his arm described an arc in the air
4.  Obsolete
to descry
so used through confusion

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Describe

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tr.v. de·scribed, de·scrib·ing, de·scribes
1. To give an account of in speech or writing: describe a sea voyage.
2. To convey an idea or impression of; characterize: She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
3. To represent pictorially; depict: Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.
4. To trace the form or outline of: describe a circle with a compass.

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