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to give a representation or account of in words <he tried to describe the dream he had last night as accurately as he could> Synonymsdelineate, depict, draw, image, paint, picture, portray, sketch Related Wordscharacterize, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, relate; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline Near Antonymscolor, distort, falsify, garble, misrepresent, pervert, twist, warp
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to give an oral or written account of in some detail <a biography of Washington that describes the Battle of Yorktown at great length> — see tell 1
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to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group <how would you describe the Inupiat people you encountered in Alaska?> — see characterize 1
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