[de.scribe] vt de.scribed ; de.scrib.ing [ME, fr. L describere, fr. de- + scribere to write--more at scribe] (15c) 1: to represent or give an account of in words "~ a picture"
2: to represent by a figure, model, or picture: delineate 3 obs: distribute
4: to trace or traverse the outline of "~ a circle"
5. archaic: observe, perceive -- de.scrib.able adj -- de.scrib.er n