Main Entry: ¹de·scry

Pronunciation: \di-ˈskrī\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): de·scried; de·scry·ing

Etymology: Middle English descrien to proclaim, reveal, from Anglo-French *descrier, alteration of Old French decrier — more at decry

Date: 14th century

1 a : to catch sight of <I descried a sail — Jonathan Swift> b : find out, discover
2 obsolete : to make known : reveal