Syn. — Declivity; slope; degradation; extraction; lineage; assault; invasion; attack.
Describable
(De*scrib"a*ble) a. That can be described; capable of description.
Describe
(De*scribe") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Described ; p. pr. & vb. n. Describing.] [L. describere,
descriptum; de- + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. décrire. See Scribe, and cf.
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. [Obs.]
Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book.
Josh. xviii. 9. Syn. — To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount; narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.
Describe
(De*scribe"), v. i. To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes
with uncommon force and beauty.
Describent
(De*scrib"ent) n. [L. describens, p. pr. of describere.] (Geom.) Same as Generatrix.
Describer
(De*scrib"er) n. One who describes.
Descrier
(De*scri"er) n. One who descries.