| Definitions of 'describe' |
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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
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| Definitions of 'describe' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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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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