DESCRIBE

/dəˈskɹaɪb/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. verb give a description of. — synonyms: depict, draw
  2. verb to give an account or representation of in words. — synonyms: report, account
  3. verb make a mark or lines on a surface. — synonyms: trace, draw, line, delineate
  4. verb identify as in botany or biology, for example. — synonyms: identify, discover, key, key_out, distinguish, name

Examples

  • “The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.”
  • “to describe a circle by the compasses;   a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle”
  • “The function describes a very complex surface.”

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