DESCRIBE


Meaning of DESCRIBE in English

■ verb

1》 give a detailed account of (someone or something) in words.

2》 mark out or draw (a geometrical figure).

Derivatives

describable adjective

~r noun

Origin

ME: from L. descript- , ~re , from de- 'down' + scribere 'write'.

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