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describe

/ describe /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give a description of
"He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
Type of:
set forth expound exposit
Kinds of:
represent delineate sketch outline adumbrate
Derived:
word picture word-painting delineation depiction picture
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
to give an account or representation of in words
"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
Type of:
inform
Derived:
explanation account description report study
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
make a mark or lines on a surface
"draw a line"
"trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
Type of:
mark
Kinds of:
construct inscribe circumscribe write
Derived:
delineation depiction limning line drawing portrayal
Verb group:
draw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Derived:
name naming designation identification identity
Entails:
classify class sort
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
2
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set forth expound exposit represent delineate sketch outline adumbrate inform mark construct inscribe