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descry

[dih-skrahy]

verb (used with object)

descried, descrying 
  1. to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy.

    The lookout descried land.

    Synonyms:
  2. to discover; ascertain; detect.



descry

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to discern or make out; catch sight of

  2. to discover by looking carefully; detect

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Other Word Forms

  • descrier noun
  • undescried adjective
  • undescrying adjective
  • ˈ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of descry1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English descrien, from Old French ()ï “to proclaim, decry”; dis- 1, cry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of descry1

C14: from Old French descrier to proclaim, decry
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The president descried protesters as leftists pursuing a “foreign invasion” of the United States, bent on destroying the nation’s sovereignty.

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Barnum, America has evolved into a world in which there is “no business but show business,” descrying the descent of politics into mere performance spectacle.

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Once the employer of 500 people, the mill is a keyhole through which most of Dundee’s history can be descried.

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The six and twentieth day of April, about four o’clock in the morning, we descried the land of Virginia.

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Another witness descried their relationship as being "more like mother and daughter".

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