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Meaning of describe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  describe
      v 1: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of
           attack" [syn: {describe}, {depict}, {draw}]
      2: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet
         Italian police described it in a manner typically
         continental" [syn: {report}, {describe}, {account}]
      3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
         outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw},
         {line}, {describe}, {delineate}]
      4: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn:
         {identify}, {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish},
         {describe}, {name}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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