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describes

VERB

explain in speech, writing

Synonyms

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call characterize chronicle construe define depict detail express illustrate interpret label name outline portray recount report represent specify tell term

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communicate delineate distinguish draw elucidate epitomize exemplify explicate expound illuminate image impart limn narrate paint particularize picture recite rehearse relate sketch state trace transmit

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convey image make apparent make clear make sense of make vivid mark out write up

Antonyms

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conceal confuse distort hide ignore listen misunderstand suppress

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cloud complicate keep mystify obscure take

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misrepresent mix up

Example Sentences

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The study highlights what Dr. Osler describes as the "dual function" of conversational AI.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

While Petrie-Norris describes herself as more politically moderate than Porter, the Irvine assemblywoman praised her as a “pragmatic problem-solver” and “proven fighter” who has taken on corporate interests and the Trump administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The competition describes its own values of "universality, inclusivity and celebrating diversity" as one that will "resonate with audiences in participating countries."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Holocaust Memorial Museum describes the program as a coordinated effort to strip communities of cultural identity while redistributing art through state and black-market channels.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Tuchman’s book describes how the world’s great powers, through a series of misunderstandings, stumbled into the First World War.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin