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descry (verb)

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  • descry — ► VERB (descries, descried) literary ▪ catch sight of. ORIGIN perhaps confused with obsolete descry describe , related to DESCRIBE(Cf. ↑describer) …   English terms dictionary

  • descry — verb a) To see When I had passed the vale where my bower stood...I came within view of the sea...and it being a very clear day, I fairly descried land whether an island or a continent I could not tell; but it lay very high, extending ... at a… …   Wiktionary

  • descry — verb (T) literary to notice or see something, especially when it is a long way away …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • descry — verb, literary See notice 2. See also note at distinguish …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • descry — [dɪ skrʌɪ] verb (descries, descrying, descried) literary catch sight of. Origin ME: OFr. descrier publish, proclaim , perh. confused with obs. descry describe , var. of obs. descrive perceive …   English new terms dictionary

  • descry — /dɛsˈkraɪ/ (say des kruy) verb (t) (descried, descrying) 1. to make out (something distant or unclear) by looking; espy: *Laura descried them a long way off; and, as the carriage swept past them, they also saw her eager and prominent at her… …  

  • descry — I. transitive verb (descried; descrying) Etymology: Middle English descrien to proclaim, reveal, from Anglo French *descrier, alteration of Old French decrier more at decry Date: 14th century 1. a. to catch sight of < I descried a sail Jonathan… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • descry — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, spot. See SEE. 2. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, detect, discern, espy, glimpse, spot …   English dictionary for students

  • descry — de|scry [ dı skraı ] verb transitive LITERARY to see or notice something, usually by looking carefully …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • distinguish — verb 1) distinguishing reality from fantasy Syn: differentiate, tell apart, discriminate between, tell the difference between 2) he could distinguish shapes in the dark Syn: discern, see, perceive, make out; detect, recognize …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • lay eyes on — verb see with attention (Freq. 1) behold Christ! • Syn: ↑behold • Derivationally related forms: ↑beholder (for: ↑behold) • Hypernym …   Useful english dictionary

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