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describe
verb
-
describe
,
describing
,
describes
,
described
to
give
a
clear
and
detailed
account
of
what
someone
or
something
is
like
,
using
spoken
or
written
words
•
The
witness
described
the
suspect
’
s
appearance
to
the
police
officer
.
The
witness
described
the
suspect
’
s
appearance
to
the
police
officer
.
•
Can
you
describe
the
taste
of
this
exotic
fruit
?
Can
you
describe
the
taste
of
this
exotic
fruit
?
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
‘
describere
’—‘
de
’ (
down
)
+
‘
scribere
’ (
write
):
originally
‘
write
down
’.
verb
-
describe
,
describing
,
describes
,
described
in
geometry
,
to
draw
or
trace
a
shape
,
line
,
or
figure
,
especially
with
a
tool
•
Using
a
compass
,
the
student
described
a
perfect
circle
on
the
graph
paper
.
Using
a
compass
,
the
student
described
a
perfect
circle
on
the
graph
paper
.
•
The
rocket
’
s
path
described
an
elegant
arc
across
the
night
sky
.
The
rocket
’
s
path
described
an
elegant
arc
across
the
night
sky
.
The
sense
of
‘
draw
a
geometrical
figure
’
arose
in
the
late
16th
century
,
extending
the
original
idea
of
‘
setting
down
in
detail
’.
