Describe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Describe	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Describe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
describe v give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" Synonym(s): describe, depict, draw to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" Synonym(s): report, describe, account make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" Synonym(s): trace, draw, line, describe, delineate identify as in botany or biology, for example Synonym(s): identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Describe \De*scribe"\, v. i. To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Describe \Describe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Described}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Describing}.] [L. describere, descriptum; de- + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. d[82]crire. See {Scribe}, and cf. {Descry}.] 1. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe* a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle. 2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities. 3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. [Obs.] Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book. --Josh. xviii. 9. Syn: To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount; narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.