describe synonyms

describe

v.

delineate, characterize, portray, depict, picture, give an account of, illuminate, make clear, make vivid, give the details of, convey a verbal image of, particularize, define, specify, elucidate, epitomize, report, draw, narrate, tell of, chronicle, paint, illustrate, detail, represent in words, make sense of, relate, recount, outline, express, label, name, call, term, catch, write up, pin down, give the dope on*; see also define 2, explain, narrate, represent 2.

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