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English verb: describe | |||
| 1. | describe (communication) give a description of | ||
| Samples | He drew an elaborate plan of attack. | ||
| Synonyms | depict, draw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exposit, expound, set forth | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adumbrate, delineate, outline, represent, sketch | ||
| 2. | describe (communication) to give an account or representation of in words | ||
| Samples | Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental. | ||
| Synonyms | account, report | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| 3. | describe (contact) make a mark or lines on a surface | ||
| Samples | Draw a line. Trace the outline of a figure in the sand. | ||
| Synonyms | delineate, draw, line, trace | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circumscribe, circumscribe, construct, inscribe, write | ||
| Verb group | draw, draw | ||
| 4. | describe (cognition) identify as in botany or biology, for example | ||
| Synonyms | discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Entail | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out | ||
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