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   describe

   /dɪˈskrʌɪb/

   verb

   • 1. give a detailed account in words of: "he described his experiences in a letter to his parents" Similar reportnarraterecountrelatetell ofset outchronicleexpressput into wordsgive a description/account ofgive details ofdetailrepresentevokeconjure upcataloguegive a rundown ofpaint a word picture ofpaint in wordsexplainexpoundelucidateillustratediscusscomment ondesignatepronouncecalllabelstyledubcharacterizeclassifyclasscategorizeportraydepictbrandhailpaint
   • 2. mark out or draw (a geometrical figure): "on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described" Similar delineatemark outoutlinetracedrawsketch
   • ▪ move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure): "a single light is seen to describe a circle"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- ‘down’ + scribere ‘write’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. describable adjective
   • 2. describer noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • E

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   • S

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   • C

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   • R

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   • I

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   • B

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   • E

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