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describe

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

give a detailed account of the characteristics or features of something

polysemousLegacy lexicon import

Senses

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012

To give a detailed account of something in words.

Wordset Dictionary

identify as in botany or biology, for example

Wordset Dictionary

to give an account or representation of in words

Wordset Dictionary

give a description of

Wordset Dictionary

make a mark or lines on a surface

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
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pasttense
described
presentparticiple
describing
thirdpersonsingular
describes
pastparticiple
described