different between describe vs escribe
describe
English
Etymology
From Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin d?scr?b? (“I copy off, transcribe, sketch off, describe in painting or writing”), from d? (“off”) + scr?b? (“write”); see scribe and shrive. Displaced native Old English ?mearcian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??sk?a?b/, /d?s?k?a?b/
- Rhymes: -a?b
- Hyphenation: de?scribe
Verb
describe (third-person singular simple present describes, present participle describing, simple past and past participle described)
- (transitive) To represent in words.
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk, November 2, 2014
- Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties.
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk, November 2, 2014
- (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
- 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
- Uncas described an arc in the water with his own blade, and as the canoe passed swiftly on, Chingachgook recovered his paddle, and flourishing it on high, he gave the war-whoop of the Mohicans.
- 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
- (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
- (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
- (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
Synonyms
- (to represent in words): portray, betell, depict, report; see also Thesaurus:describe
- (to represent in writing): bewrite
Derived terms
- abovedescribed
- aforedescribed
Related terms
- describable
- description
- descriptive
- descriptivism
- descriptivist
- descriptor
- scribe
Translations
Further reading
- describe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- describe in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- escribed
Latin
Verb
d?scr?be
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?scr?b?
Scots
Etymology
From English describe.
Verb
describe (third-person singular present describes, present participle describin, past describit, past participle describit)
- to describe
Spanish
Verb
describe
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of describir.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of describir.
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escribe
English
Etymology
From Latin e (“out, out of”) + scribere (“to write”).
Verb
escribe (third-person singular simple present escribes, present participle escribing, simple past and past participle escribed)
- (transitive, geometry) To draw outside of; used to designate a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the other two sides produced.
Translations
Anagrams
- becries
Asturian
Verb
escribe
- third-person singular present indicative of escribir
Spanish
Verb
escribe
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of escribir.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of escribir.
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