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descry

[ dih-skrahy ]
/ dɪˈskraɪ /
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verb (used with object), de·scried, de·scry·ing.

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

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Origin of descry

1250–1300; Middle English descrien < Old French de(s)crïer to proclaim, decry. See dis-1, cry

OTHER WORDS FROM descry

de·scri·er, nounun·de·scried, adjectiveun·de·scry·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH descry

decry descry (see synonym study at decry)

Words nearby descry

descriptive notation, descriptive statistics, descriptivism, descriptivist, descriptor, descry, desdemona, desecrate, deseed, desegregate, desegregation
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Words related to descry

disclose, reveal, detect, determine, spot, perceive, note, espy, see, observe, sight, behold, discern

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British Dictionary definitions for descry

descry
/ (dɪˈskraɪ) /

verb -scries, -scrying or -scried (tr)

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

Derived forms of descry

descrier, noun

Word Origin for descry

C14: from Old French descrier to proclaim, decry
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