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describe, depict, draw

v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

trace, draw, line, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name

v. identify as in botany or biology, for example

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portray, depict, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

trace, draw, line, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

v. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

say

v. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, take

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

contend, postulate

v. maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

buy

v. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

narrate

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

profess

v. receive into a religious order or congregation

pronounce, label, judge

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

portray, depict, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

describe, depict, draw

v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

copy

v. copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"

delineate, limn, outline

v. trace the shape of

sketch, chalk out

v. make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

graph

v. plot upon a graph

rule

v. mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"

subtend, delimit

v. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

clarify

v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

detail

v. provide details for

itemize, itemise

v. place on a list of items; "itemize one's tax deductions"

format, initialize, initialise

v. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"

order

v. bring order to or into; "Order these files"

render

v. cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"

catalogue, catalog

v. make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives"

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