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Definitions for Describe
[1] to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
[2] to pronounce, as by a designating term, phrase, or the like; label: There are few people who may be described as geniuses.
[3] to indicate; be a sign of; denote: Conceit, in many cases, describes a state of serious emotional insecurity.
[4] to represent or delineate by a picture or figure.
[5] Geometry . to draw or trace the outline of: to describe an arc.
[6] to give an account or representation of in words
[7] to pronounce or label he has been described as a genius
[8] to draw a line or figure, such as a circle
Words related to Describe
portray, represent, term, depict, specify, outline, chronicle, illustrate, express, detail, name, characterize, call, construe, recount, report, label, tell, interpret, define
Words nearby Describe
deschool, deschutes, descloizite, descramble, descrambler, describe, description, descriptive, descriptive bibliography, descriptive cataloging, descriptive clause
Origin of Describe
1400–50; late Middle English describen < Latin dēscrībere, equivalent to dē- de- + scrībere to write
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
Word origin for Describe
C15: from Latin dēscrībere to copy off, write out, delineate, from de- + scrībere to write
Synonyms for Describe
call, characterize, chronicle, construe, define, depict, detail, express, illustrate, interpret, label, name, outline, portray, recount, report, represent, specify, tell, term, communicate, delineate, distinguish, draw, elucidate, epitomize, exemplify, explicate, expound, illuminate, image, impart, limn, narrate, paint, particularize, picture, recite, rehearse, relate, sketch, state, trace, transmit, convey image, make apparent, make clear, make sense of, make vivid, mark out, write up