describe

1. 1

   To represent in words.transitive

   • The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
   • The geographer describes countries and cities.
2. 2

   To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.transitive

   • to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
3. 3

   To give rise to a geometrical structure.transitive

   • The function describes a very complex surface.
4. 4

   To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.transitive

   • The fungus was first described by a botanist.
5. 5

   To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.obsoletetransitive

   • Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book.

syn. betell · depict · report · delineate · describe · draw · bill · chronicle · explain · narrate · recount · relate

ant. burlesque · caricature · distort · exaggerate · misrepresent