Can anyone please describe the word "describe"?
2007-07-03 17:44:36 · 6 answers · asked by msbrat 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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describe: verb: to make known in detail with words
2007-07-03 17:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by mrscjr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
de·scribe (dÄ-skrÄ«b')
tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.
To give an account of in speech or writing.
To convey an idea or impression of; characterize: She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
To represent pictorially; depict: Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.
To trace the form or outline of: describe a circle with a compass.
[Middle English describen, from Latin dÄscrÄ«bere, to write down : dÄ-, de- + scrÄ«bere, to write.]
describable de·scrib'a·ble adj.
describer de·scrib'er n.
SYNONYMS describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report. These verbs mean to tell the facts, details, or particulars of something verbally or in writing: described the accident; narrated their travel experiences; an explorer reciting her adventures; a mercenary recounting his exploits; parents rehearsing street safety with their children; related the day's events; reported what she had seen.
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verb
To give a verbal account of: narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell. See words.
To present a lifelike image of: delineate, depict, express, image, limn, picture, portray, render, represent, show. See show/hide.
Antonyms
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v
Definition: explain in speech, writing
Antonyms: confuse, misrepresent, mix up
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Spelling & Usage
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IN BRIEF: To tell about in detail.
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. — Abraham Lincoln.
Misspellings
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Common misspelling(s) of describe
discribe
2007-07-04 00:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by sad but cute 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To describe is to define, explain
2007-07-04 01:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to define, or to explain in detail practically anything.
2007-07-04 01:01:05 · answer #4 · answered by Gidget 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a description...
:o)
2007-07-04 00:51:18 · answer #5 · answered by blueskies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no clue
2007-07-04 00:54:11 · answer #6 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋