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Describable

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de·scribe  (d-skrb)
tr.v. de·scribed, de·scrib·ing, de·scribes
1. To give an account of in speech or writing.
2. To convey an idea or impression of; characterize: She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
3. To represent pictorially; depict: Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.
4. To trace the form or outline of: describe a circle with a compass.

[Middle English describen, from Latin dscrbere, to write down : d-, de- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

de·scriba·ble adj.
de·scriber n.
Synonyms: describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report
These verbs mean to tell the facts, details, or particulars of something verbally or in writing: described the accident; narrated their travel experiences; an explorer reciting her adventures; a mercenary recounting his exploits; parents rehearsing street safety with their children; related the day's events; reported what she had seen.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.describable - capable of being described
expressible - capable of being expressed; "an expressible emotion"


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