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de·scribe
 describe
- pronunciation:
- dih
skraIb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
described, describes, describing |
| definition 1: |
to tell about; give a verbal account of.
She described the sights of the city in beautiful detail.When the waiter described the dishes, they sounded delicious.- synonyms:
- portray, tell about
- similar words:
- characterize, chronicle, delineate, detail, narrate, qualify, recount, relate, report
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| definition 2: |
to draw the outline of; delineate.
a line that describes an arc- synonyms:
- delineate, outline
- similar words:
- define, depict, draw, illustrate, picture, portray, sketch, trace
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| related words: |
call, clarify, demonstrate, label, rehearse, represent |
| derivation: |
describable (adj.) |
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