DESCRIBE


Meaning of DESCRIBE in English

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

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