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describe

de.scribe \di-'skri-b\ vt [L describere, fr. de- + scribere to write - more 
   at SCR]IBE 1: to represent or give an account of in words  2: to represent 
   by a figure, model, or picture : DELINEATE  3: to trace or traverse the 
   outline of {~ a circle}  obs  4: DISTRIBUTE  archaic  5: OBSERVE, PERCEIVE  
   - de.scrib.er n