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[ dih-skrahyb ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈskraɪb / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), de·scribed, de·scrib·ing. to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
to pronounce, as by a designating term, phrase, or the like; label: There are few people who may be described as geniuses.
to indicate; be a sign of; denote: Conceit, in many cases, describes a state of serious emotional insecurity.
to represent or delineate by a picture or figure.
Geometry . to draw or trace the outline of: to describe an arc.
Origin of describe 1400–50; late Middle English describen <Latin dēscrībere, equivalent to dē- de- + scrībere to write
SYNONYMS FOR describe 1 portray, characterize, represent; recount, tell, relate.
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synonym study for describe 1 . Describe, narrate agree in the idea of giving an account of something. To describe is to convey in words the appearance, nature, attributes, etc., of something. The word often implies vividness of personal observation: to describe a scene, an event. To narrate is to recount the occurrence of something, usually by giving the details of an event or events in the order of their happening. Narrate thus applies only to that which happens over time: to narrate an incident.
OTHER WORDS FROM describe de·scrib·a·ble, adjective de·scrib·a·bil·i·ty, noun de·scrib·a·bly, adverb de·scrib·er, noun
non·de·scrib·a·ble, adjective o·ver·de·scribe, verb (used with object), o·ver·de·scribed, o·ver·de·scrib·ing. pre·de·scribe, verb (used with object), pre·de·scribed, pre·de·scrib·ing. re·de·scribe, verb (used with object), re·de·scribed, re·de·scrib·ing. self-de·scribed, adjective un·de·scrib·a·ble, adjective un·de·scrib·a·ble·ness, noun un·de·scrib·a·bly, adverb un·de·scribed, adjective well-de·scribed, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for describe The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as describe d by the State Department.
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The training, at least as describe d by the U.S. military, is incredibly basic.
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Maxwell was not available for comment but has describe d all claims against her as “untrue” and “obvious lies.”
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Otis says he was wearing a tan jacket similar to one describe d by witnesses.
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Micheli not only describe d the form but figured it, nearly two hundred years ago.
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In cases such as have been describe d here readers might wonder why names, dates and places are not revealed.
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In Hirudo, Leuckart has describe d three similar pairs of organs, the structure of which he has fully elucidated.
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Chorion-epithelioma malignum (deciduoma) was first describe d in 1889 by Snger and Pfeiffer.
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On other occasions pictures, describe d with minute attention to details, were presented to the audience in Tableaux-328- Vivants.
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British Dictionary definitions for describe verb (tr) to give an account or representation of in words
to pronounce or label he has been described as a genius
to draw a line or figure, such as a circle
Derived forms of describe describable , adjective describer , noun Word Origin for describe C15: from Latin dēscrībere to copy off, write out, delineate, from de- + scrībere to write
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Words related to describe portray, represent, term, depict, specify, outline, chronicle, illustrate, express, detail, name, characterize, call, construe, recount, report, label, tell, interpret, define