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describe
to give an account of something in words
Synonyms
- explain
- portray
- depict
describe in a sentence
The witness tried to describe the car that sped away from the scene.
In her essay, the student described the abandoned lighthouse so vividly that readers could picture every crumbling brick.
Where it comes from
From Latin describere 'to write down, copy'
Memory hook
DE + SCRIBE (write) — describe = write down what you see.
Word parts
- scrib/script — write
describe: de- (fully) + scrib (write)