describe
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1. identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
2. to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
3. give a description of (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | represent, |
| definition | : | describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | delineate, |
| definition | : | describe in vivid detail (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | adumbrate, outline, sketch, |
| definition | : | describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of (verb.communication) |
4. make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | mark, |
| definition | : | make or leave a mark on (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | construct, |
| definition | : | draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | inscribe, |
| definition | : | draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | circumscribe, |
| definition | : | draw a line around (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | circumscribe, |
| definition | : | to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | write, |
| definition | : | mark or trace on a surface (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | draw, |
| definition | : | engage in drawing (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | draw, |
| definition | : | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface (verb.creation) |
5. identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | identity, |
| definition | : | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | name, |
| definition | : | a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | naming, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of naming (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | identifiable, |
| definition | : | capable of being identified (adj.all) |
6. to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | account, explanation, |
| definition | : | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | description, |
| definition | : | the act of describing something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | account, report, |
| definition | : | the act of informing by verbal report (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | report, study, written report, |
| definition | : | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | descriptive, |
| definition | : | serving to describe or inform or characterized by description (adj.all) |
7. give a description of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | description, |
| definition | : | the act of describing something (noun.communication) |
8. make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lineation, |
| definition | : | the act of marking or outlining with lines (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tracing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drawing, |
| definition | : | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | tracer, |
| definition | : | an instrument used to make tracings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | trace, tracing, |
| definition | : | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | line, |
| definition | : | a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lineation, outline, |
| definition | : | the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location) |
9. identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | identity, |
| definition | : | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | name, |
| definition | : | a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | naming, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of naming (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | identifiable, |
| definition | : | capable of being identified (adj.all) |
10. to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | account, explanation, |
| definition | : | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | description, |
| definition | : | the act of describing something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | account, report, |
| definition | : | the act of informing by verbal report (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | report, study, written report, |
| definition | : | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | descriptive, |
| definition | : | serving to describe or inform or characterized by description (adj.all) |
11. give a description of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | description, |
| definition | : | the act of describing something (noun.communication) |
12. make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lineation, |
| definition | : | the act of marking or outlining with lines (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tracing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drawing, |
| definition | : | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | tracer, |
| definition | : | an instrument used to make tracings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | trace, tracing, |
| definition | : | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | line, |
| definition | : | a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lineation, outline, |
| definition | : | the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location) |
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