descrive

transitive verb

de·​scrive

dəˈskrīv,

-rēv

-ed/-ing/-s

Scottish

: describe

let me fair Nature's face descrive

—Robert Burns

Word History

Etymology

Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin describere

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