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(1):

(v. t.) 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.

(2):

(v. t.) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.

(3):

(v. i.) To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.

(4):

(v. t.) 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.