describe

/dɪskɹˈaɪb/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. give a description of
   “He drew an elaborate plan of attack”
2. to give an account or representation of in words
   “Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental”
3. make a mark or lines on a surface
   “draw a line”
4. identify as in botany or biology, for example

Synonyms for describe

• depict
• draw
• report
• account
• trace
• line
• delineate
• identify
• discover
• key
• key out
• distinguish
• name

Words that rhyme with describe

• inscribe
• scribe
• subscribe
• transcribe
• imbibe
• tribe
• circumscribe
• gibe
• jibe
• prescribe
• bribe
• ascribe
• diatribe
• proscribe
• vibe
• cyb
• geib
• miniscribe
• oversubscribe
• scheib
• scheibe
• streib
• unsubscribe
• xscribe