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Definitions of 'describe' Wordnet 

1. (verb) describe, depict, draw
give a description of
"He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

2. (verb) report, describe, account
to give an account or representation of in words
"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

3. (verb) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
make a mark or lines on a surface
"draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

4. (verb) identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
identify as in botany or biology, for example


Definitions of 'describe' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (verb) describe
to represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle

2. (verb) describe
to represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities

3. (verb) describe
to distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class

4. (verb) describe
to use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty


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