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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-skrahyb |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈskraɪb |
Definition of described
Origin :- early 13c., descriven, from Old French descrivre, descrire (13c.), from Latin describere "to write down, copy; sketch, represent" (see description). Reconstructed with Latin spelling 16c. Related: Describable; described, describes, describing.
- verb explain in speech, writing
- His own situation was described as happy as it could be in a foreign land.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He described himself briefly as a lunatic, and walked on again.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He described the sufferings which he declared he had himself witnessed.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The works of Dædalus are described by Pausanias as rude and uncomely in aspect.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- He said it had been so described to him exactly, and he was well pleased that I knew it.
- Extract from : « To be Read at Dusk » by Charles Dickens
- Side by side with the wonders he described so casually, she was placing the little house.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "I described the giant as he appeared to me," replied the student, rather piqued.
- Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- His energy and activity throughout the march is described as intense.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- Martin was kind and it would be wonderful to have the home he had described.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- She gave long accounts of the baby to him, and described her life in Ballyards.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
Synonyms for described
- call
- characterize
- chronicle
- communicate
- construe
- convey image
- define
- delineate
- depict
- detail
- distinguish
- draw
- elucidate
- epitomize
- exemplify
- explicate
- expound
- express
- illuminate
- illustrate
- image
- impart
- interpret
- label
- limn
- make apparent
- make clear
- make sense of
- make vivid
- mark out
- name
- narrate
- outline
- paint
- particularize
- picture
- portray
- recite
- recount
- rehearse
- relate
- report
- represent
- sketch
- specify
- state
- tell
- term
- trace
- transmit
- write up
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