Describe — synonyms, definition

1. describe (Verb)

account account for conceive delineate demonstrate depict designate detail discover display distinguish draw elaborate elucidate establish evolve explain explicate express identify • • •

describe (Verb) — Give a description of. ex. "He described an elaborate plan of attack"

describe (Verb) — To give an account or representation of in words. ex. "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

describe (Verb) — Make a mark or lines on a surface. ex. "describe the outline of a figure in the sand"

describe (Verb) — Classify or apply the appropriate name to, e.g. in botany or biology.

exposit expound inform mark set forth adumbrate circumscribe construct delineate inscribe outline represent sketch write