describe

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Synonyms: descrive, rescribe, escribe, ascribe, descried, scribe, inscribe, prescribe, describes, described, descries

Antonyms: descrive, rescribe, escribe, ascribe, descried, scribe, inscribe, prescribe, describes, described, descries

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[represent]] in [[word]]s.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To represent by [[draw]]ing; to draw a [[plan]] of; to [[delineate]]; to [[trace]] or [[mark out]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|mathematics}} To [[give rise]] to a [[geometrical]] [[structure]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|taxonomy}} To [[introduce]] a new [[taxon]] to [[science]] by [[explain]]ing its [[characteristic]]s and particularly how it [[differ]]s from other [[taxa]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[distribute]] into [[part]]s, [[group]]s, or [[class]]es; to [[mark off]]; to [[class#Verb|class]].

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