v.
Pronunciation: di- ' skr ī b
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: de · scribed ; de · scrib · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin describere, from de- + scribere to write ― more at SCRIBE
Date: 15th century
1 : to represent or give an account of in words < describe a picture>
2 : to represent by a figure, model, or picture : DELINEATE
3 obsolete : DISTRIBUTE
4 : to trace or traverse the outline of < describe a circle>
5 archaic : OBSERVE , PERCEIVE
– de · scrib · able \ - ' skr ī -b ə -b ə l \ adjective
– de · scrib · er noun