Verb
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.
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.
To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. Abraham Lincoln
I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it. Ray Bradbury
What terrified me will terrify others; and I need only describe the spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow. Mary Shelley
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein
To describe a person who has just gotten out from a precarious situation just to get into another precarious situation. Indonesian Proverb
To describe a unity of a society. Indonesian Proverb