described

Variant of describe

transitive verb described, describing

  1. to tell or write about; give a detailed account of
  2. to picture in words
  3. to trace the outline of: his arm described an arc in the air
  4. Obsolete to descry: so used through confusion

Origin: ME descriven < OFr descrivre < L describere, to copy down, transcribe < de-, from + scribere, to write: see scribe

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