describe (v.)

  1. give a description of; He drew an elaborate plan of attack

    [ Syn: depict , draw ]

  2. to give an account or representation of in words; Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental

    [ Syn: report , account ]

  3. make a mark or lines on a surface; draw a line; trace the outline of a figure in the sand

    [ Syn: trace , draw , line , delineate ]

  4. identify as in botany or biology, for example

    [ Syn: identify , discover , key , key out , distinguish , name ]

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