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- pronunciation:
- dih
skraIb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
describes, describing, described |
| 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.He described to the enthralled children how he was able to escape.[verb + to smby/smth + object
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- 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 |
adverb + (v.)describe
accurately, adequately, aptly, best, briefly, eloquently, graphically, previously, succinctly, variously, vividly
(v.)describe
+ adverb
above, below, herein
(v.)describe
+ noun
characteristic, detail, encounter, methodology, paragraph, phenomenon, scenario
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| derivation: |
describable (adj.) |
The word describe
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debase, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, decriminalize, deduct, defer, defoliant, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, deject, delete, demagnetize, demerit, demoralize, demote, depend, deplete, deport, depose, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despicable, despise, detach, detect, detract, devolve, indefeasible, independence, indescribable, indestructible
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
scrib, script
Latin
root
that means to write
Example words:
ascribe, ascription, circumscribe, conscript, conscription, describe, description, descriptive, escritoire, imprescriptible, indescribable, inscribe, inscription, manuscript, nondescript, oversubscribe, postscript, prescribe, prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, proscribe, proscription, rescript, scribal, scribble, scribbler, scribe1, scrip, script, scriptorium, scriptural, Scripture, scriptwriter, scrivener, subscribe, subscript, subscription, superscribe, superscript, transcribe, transcript, transcriptase, typescript
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