An archaic word meaning to describe or depict something in writing or speech.
From Old French descrivre, from Latin describere (de- 'down' + scribere 'write'). The word is related to modern 'describe' but represents an older form with the dis- prefix.
This is essentially a dead word—'describe' replaced it entirely by the 1600s, showing how English consolidates similar words and eliminates redundant variants.
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