Describe
Describe , transitive verb
[Latin describere, descriptum; de- + scribere to write: compare Old English descriven, Old French descrivre, French décrire. See Scribe, and compare Descry.]
1.
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle.
2.
To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities.
3.
To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. [Obsolete]
Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book.
Describe , intransitive verb
To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.