narrate+or+describe

  • 31To tell on — Tell Tell, v. i. 1. To give an account; to make report. [1913 Webster] That I may publish with the voice of thankgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. xxvi. 7. [1913 Webster] 2. To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot …

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  • 32story — I. noun (plural stories) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Anglo French estoire, estorie, from Latin historia more at history Date: 13th century 1. archaic a. history 1 b. history 3 2 …

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  • 33tell of — 1. Speak of, mention, narrate or describe. 2. Inform against, disclose some fault of …

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  • 34report — I. v. a. 1. Announce, annunciate, declare, communicate, set forth, make known, give an account of. 2. Relate, mention, bruit, advertise, publish, tell, promulgate, give out, state, rumor, circulate publicly. 3. Take down (in writing), make… …

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  • 35rehearse — [ri hʉrs′] vt. rehearsed, rehearsing [ME rehercen < OFr rehercer, lit., to harrow again < re , again + hercer, to harrow < herce, a harrow: see HEARSE] 1. to repeat aloud as heard or read; recite 2. to tell in detail; narrate or describe …

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  • 36report — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a bring back or give an account of. b state as fact or news, narrate or describe or repeat, esp. as an eyewitness or hearer etc. c relate as spoken by another. 2 tr. make an official or formal statement about. 3 tr. (often foll.… …

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  • 37storify — ˈstōrəˌfī transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: story (I) + fy : to narrate or describe in a story …

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  • 38Described — Describe De*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Described}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Describing}.] [L. describere, descriptum; de + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. d[ e]crire. See {Scribe}, and cf. {Descry}.] 1. To represent by drawing; …

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  • 39Describing — Describe De*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Described}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Describing}.] [L. describere, descriptum; de + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. d[ e]crire. See {Scribe}, and cf. {Descry}.] 1. To represent by drawing; …

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  • 40Narrated — narrate ar*rate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Narrating}.] [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See {Ignore}, {Know}.] To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the… …

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