Definition of describe
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give a description of
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represent
describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
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symbolise, symbolize
represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
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actualise, actualize
represent or describe realistically
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delineate
describe in vivid detail
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adumbrate, outline, sketch
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
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block out
indicate roughly
to give an account or representation of in words
"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
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inform
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
make a mark or lines on a surface
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construct
draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
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inscribe
draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
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circumscribe
draw a line around
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circumscribe
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
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write
mark or trace on a surface
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dot
make a dot or dots
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stenograph
write in shorthand
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calligraph
write beautifully and ornamentally
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cross
trace a line through or across
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superscribe
write on the outside or upper part of
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superscribe
write on the top or outside
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capitalise, capitalize
write in capital letters
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letter
mark letters on or mark with letters
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print
write as if with print; not cursive
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scrawl, scribble
write carelessly
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copy
copy down as is
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impress, print
reproduce by printing
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mark
make or leave a mark on
Vocabulary Lists for describe
George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 (comprehensive) »(2441 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
- gateleg table
- labour camp
- Eurasia
- prole
- newspeak
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- embroider
- imbue
- ignominy
- decapitate
- scaffold
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- estranged
- scaffold
- gesticulate
- pillory
- stigma
George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 »(482 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
- hierarchical
- niggle
- expropriate
- saccharine
- alterable
Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" Chapter 1 »(262 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Frazier's "Cold...
- ramrod
- estrange
- nib
- shard
- daguerreotype
- convey
- predict
- trace
- formulate
- evoke
- fascinate
- exaggerate
- advertise
- criticize
- basically

