Describe meaning
To give an account of in speech or writing.
Describe a sea voyage.
verb
To represent in words.
The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
The geographer describes countries and cities.
verb
To tell or write about; give a detailed account of.
verb
To picture in words.
verb
To move through space in such a way as to represent or conform to (the outline of a given shape)
The gymnast's rotating arm described an arc.
verb
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Describe is defined as to give details about something to someone.
An example of describe is someone giving the police details about how their attacker looked.
verb
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
To describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle.
verb
(mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
The function describes a very complex surface.
verb
To descry.
verb
(biology) To reveal a new species by scientifically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.
The fungus was first described by a botanist.
verb
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To represent pictorially; depict.
Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.
verb
To convey an idea or impression of; characterize.
She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
verb
To trace the form or outline of.
Describe a circle with a compass.
verb
Origin of describe
- Middle English describen from Latin dēscrībere to write down dē- de- scrībere to write skrībh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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