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What is another word for Describe? – 263 Describe Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    depict outline sketch characterize define narrate recount relate report detail elaborate expound explain illustrate portray picture draw paint delineate draft write record chronicle document specify particularize enumerate itemize list catalog recite rehearse repeat reiterate articulate express convey communicate transmit impart share reveal expose unveil display show exhibit demonstrate present introduce acquaint familiarize apprise inform enlighten edify instruct teach explicate interpret clarify comment annotate footnote gloss annotate

    Meaning of Describe

    to give a detailed account of something

    Definitions

    • To give a detailed account of something, especially in written or spoken words
    • * To represent or characterize something, especially in a picture or other visual medium

    Etymology of Describe

    The word "describe" comes from the Old French word "descrivere", which is derived from the Latin words "de" (meaning "from" or "out of") and "scribere" (meaning "to write")
    The word has been used in English since the 15th century to mean "to write or draw a picture of something"

    Example Uses

    • The author tried to describe the beauty of the sunset in her novel
    • * The teacher asked the students to describe their favorite vacation spot
    • * The artist's painting was meant to describe the emotions of the human experience

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    conceal hide disguise mask obscure veil cover suppress withhold omit neglect ignore overlook dismiss disregard gloss over downplay minimize underestimate misrepresent distort falsify deceive mislead confuse bewilder perplex puzzle stump baffle mystify obscure cloud befog bewilder

    Related Nouns

    description depiction portrait picture image illustration representation characterization definition explanation interpretation translation transcription narrative story tale account report chronicle history record document manuscript script screenplay dialogue monologue soliloquy commentary annotation footnote glossary dictionary thesaurus lexicon vocabulary terminology jargon slang dialect language tongue vernacular idiom phraseology

    Related Verbs

    depict outline sketch characterize define narrate recount relate report detail elaborate expound explain illustrate portray picture draw paint delineate draft write record chronicle document specify particularize enumerate itemize list catalog recite rehearse repeat reiterate articulate express convey communicate transmit impart share reveal expose unveil display show exhibit demonstrate present introduce acquaint familiarize apprise inform enlighten edify instruct teach explicate interpret clarify comment annotate

    Related Adjectives

    descriptive narrative expository explanatory interpretive illustrative pictorial graphic visual verbal written spoken oral aural auditory linguistic lexical semantic syntactic grammatical rhetorical stylistic literary poetic dramatic theatrical cinematic photographic painterly artistic creative imaginative inventive original innovative expressive communicative effective clear concise precise accurate detailed thorough comprehensive exhaustive complete perfect flawless impeccable faultless errorless mistakeless infallible