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describe v. [
depict, draw] give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
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describe v. [
report, account] to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
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describe v. [
trace, draw, line, delineate] make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
. wn #4
describe v. [
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, name] identify as in botany or biology, for example
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