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describe

One entry found for describe.
Main Entry: de新cribe
Pronunciation: di-'skrIb
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): de新cribed; de新crib搏ng
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin describere, from de- + scribere to write -- more at SCRIBE
1 : to represent or give an account of in words <describe a picture>
2 : to represent by a figure, model, or picture : DELINEATE
3 obsolete : DISTRIBUTE
4 : to trace or traverse the outline of <describe a circle>
5 archaic : OBSERVE, PERCEIVE
- de新crib戢ble /-'skrI-b&-b&l/ adjective
- de新crib搪r noun