Emily Dickinson Lexicon

describe (-d, describing), v. [L. dēscrīb-ere, copy off, transcribe, write down.] (webplay: distant, heavens).

1. Represent; show; render; report; write down; make a record of; speak about the qualities of; give a detailed account; (see Joshua 18:4).
2. Show; picture; portray; delineate; demonstrate in pictorial representation.