To set down in writing; to put into, express or ‘couch’ in (certain language or terms). Obsolete.

To arrange (words) in speech; to phrase, give a particular turn to. Obsolete.

To put together, frame, shape, arrange (words, a sentence, etc.); to express in language, put into words; to set down in writing. Now always to co…

To express or denote using a term or terms. transitive. To express in particular terms, or in a specified form of words; to phrase. Obsolete.

transitive. To put into words, esp. in distinctive language; to word in a particular way. Frequently as to phrase it: to express (something) in a…

transitive. To express or state in a particular way. Chiefly with adverb or adverbial phrase.

To give definite form to; to put into a certain form, to embody in words. †Also with out.

To express in or put into words; to compose, draw up; to specify the wording of. transitive. With explicit reference to the kind of language or…