Describe

Verb

 * 1)  To represent in words.
 * The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
 * 1)   To give rise to a geometrical structure.
 * The function describes a very complex surface.
 * 1)   To scientifically reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.
 * The fungus was first described by a botanist.

Adverbs for Describe
ludicrously; graphically; adequately; admiringly; pathetically; trippingly; accurately; derisively; justly; feelingly; expansively; compactly; comprehensively; elegantly; elaborately; felicitously; minutely; traditionally; eloquently; illuminatingly; succinctly; superlatively; subsequently; erroneously; fittingly; imperfectly; contemptuously; facetiously; impressionistically; boisterously; radiantly; glowingly; sentimentally; humorously; animatedly; verbally; uncensoredly; tersely; intimately; satirically; suggestively; enticingly; distortedly; imaginatively; realistically; vaguely; colorfully; briefly; essentially.

Synonyms for Describe

 * portray, depict, report
 * delineate, define, illustrate, explain, set, forth, recite, picture, relate, recount, characterize, narrate, express, represent.

Antonyms for Describe
misrepresent, caricature, distort, twist, exaggerate, falsify, confuse, lie, deceive.

Related terms

 * describable
 * description
 * descriptive
 * descriptivism
 * descriptivist
 * descriptor
 * scribe

Thesaurus
be characteristic, bring to life, character, characterize, chronicle, construe, define, delineate, demarcate, depict, detail, diagnose, differentiate, distinguish, draw, earmark, evoke, explain, express, give words to, identify, interpret, keynote, label, limn, mark, mark off, mark out, narrate, outline, paint, picture, portray, read, read into, recite, recount, relate, render, report, represent, retail, set apart, set forth, set the pace, set the tone, sketch, sound the keynote, specify, style, take, take it that, take to mean, trace, traverse, understand, understand by, write

Etymology
From descriven: <  descrivre: <  describo: < de: + scribo:; see scribe and shrive.

Translations

 * Arabic: (wáṣafa)
 * Bulgarian: описвам
 * Chinese: 描述 (miáoshù), 描寫, 描写 (miáoxiě)
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: kirjeldama
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: לתאר (leta'er)
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: deskriptar
 * Japanese: 記述する (きじゅつする, kijutsu-suru), 描写する, (びょうしゃする, byōsha-suru)
 * Polish: ,
 * Romanian: descrie
 * Russian: описывать (opísyvat'), описать (opisát')
 * Slovak: opísať
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: очертавам
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Russian: описывать (opísyvat'), описать (opisát')
 * Slovak: určiť
 * Swedish:


 * : kirjeldama (1)
 * : يوضّح
 * : వర్ణించు (varNiMchu)