v. t. | 1. | To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; |
2. | To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; | |
3. | To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. | |
v. i. | 1. | To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; |
Verb | 1. | describe - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" |
2. | describe - to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" | |
3. | describe - identify as in botany or biology, for example | |
4. | describe - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |