DESCRY Definition & Meaning

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descry

[ dih-skrahy ]

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verb (used with object)

descried, descrying.

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy:
The lookout descried land.
Synonyms:
to discover; ascertain; detect.

descry

/ ��ɪˈ��ɪ /

verb

to discern or make out; catch sight of
to discover by looking carefully; detect

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Derived Forms

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�ܲ�d��·�� adjective
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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of descry¹

C14: from Old French descrier to proclaim, decry

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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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But he was comfortable with the show, which he descried as “about 85% true to life.”

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