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describe

Pronunciation: /dɪˈskrʌɪb/

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Definition of describe

verb

[with object]

1give a detailed account in words of:he described his experiences in a letter to his parents

2mark out or draw (a geometrical figure):on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described
move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure):a single light is seen to describe a circle