Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descrive

/dɪˈskɹaɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-scrive
IPA: /dɪˈskɹaɪv/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Let her by proofe of that which she hath fylde In her owne breast, this Mothers ioy descrive"

Etymology

Old French descrivre. See describe.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

descrives (present, singular) descriving (participle, present) descrived (participle, past) descrived (past)

Rhymes With

live five drive alive nine while five twenty-five survive arrive forty-five dive eighty-five thrive

Questions

How do you pronounce descrive?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈskɹaɪv/.
What does descrive mean?: To describe.
Where does descrive come from?: Old French descrivre. See describe.

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