describe.
To represent in words.
Meaning & usage
To represent in words.
The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
The geographer describes countries and cities.
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
To give rise to a geometrical structure.
The function describes a very complex surface.
To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
The fungus was first described by a botanist.
To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō (“to copy off, transcribe, sketch off, describe in painting or writing”), from dē (“off”) + scrībō (“write”); see scribe and shrive. Displaced native Old English āmearcian.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.