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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     d['e]crire. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off;
        to class. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
     d['e]crire. 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  described
       adj : represented in words especially with sharpness and detail;
             "the vividly described wars"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  described
     vb.
     (infl of en describe  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  described
     vb.
     (infl of en describe  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  described
     vb.
     (infl of en describe  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  described
     vb.
     (infl of en describe  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  described
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d escribe d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  described
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en describe ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb describe)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  موصوف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/ 
  popsaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/ 
  popsán

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/ 
  popisovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/ 
  popsal

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  beschrieben
        "I/he/she described"  - ich/er/sie beschrieb
        "he/she has/had described"  - er/sie hat/hatte beschrieben
   see: describe, describing, undescribed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  bezeichnet
   see: describe, describing, describes, described
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  bezeichnete
   see: describe, describing, described, describes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  dargelegt, dargestellt, umgeschrieben
     Synonym: outlined
  
   see: outline, describe, outlining, describing, He is not the creep he is usually portrayed as.
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  described /dɪskɹˈaɪbd/
  iskazan, opisan, opisana, opisani, opisanim, opisuje, opisuju

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪsˈkɹaɪbd/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a.被看到的,被发现的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     描述的

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