DESCRIBE
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DESCRIBE
de·scribe
transitive verb \di-ˈskrīb\
: to tell someone the appearance, sound, smell, events, etc., of (something or someone) : to say what something or someone is like
: to make a motion or draw a line that shows the shape of (something)
de·scribed
de·scrib·ing
Full Definition of DESCRIBE
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>
— de·scrib·able \-ˈskrī-bə-bəl\ adjective
— de·scrib·er noun
Examples of DESCRIBE
- The witness wasn't able to describe the robber.
- He described the house in perfect detail.
- The article describes how the experiment was done.
- She described watching dolphins play beside the ship.
- Please describe what happened next.
- Can you describe the lost dog to me?
- She used a stick to describe a circle on the ground.
Related to DESCRIBE
Synonyms
delineate, depict, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch
Related Words
characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimage
Near Antonyms
color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp