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| de·scribe [ di skrb ] (past and past participle de·scribed, present participle de·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singular de·scribes) |
transitive verb |
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1. explain something: to give an account of something by giving details of its characteristics
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2. characterize somebody or something: to label or typify somebody or something
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3. draw shape: to make a shape or outline in the air
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formal
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  The plane described a perfect figure eight.
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4. represent something: to represent something pictorially or with a model
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| [15th century. < Latin describere "write down" < scribere "write"] |
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| de·scrib·a·ble adjective |
| de·scrib·er noun |
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