describe
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(verb) give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" |
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Synonyms: depict, draw |
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Related Words: adumbrate, delineate, outline, represent, sketch |
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(verb) to give an account or representation of in words: "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental." |
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Synonyms: report |
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Related Words: inform |
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(verb) make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "draw the outlines of a figure in the sand"; "trace an animal shape" |
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Synonyms: delineate, draw, line, outline, trace |
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Related Words: circumscribe, construct, inscribe, mark, write |
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(verb) as in in botany or biology, for example |
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Synonyms: discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name |
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