descry

  • 21descry — v notice, discern, espy, sight; distinguish, make out, recognize; perceive, discover, ken, detect, determine; recognize, find out, ferret put …

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  • 22descry — des·cry …

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  • 23descry — de•scry [[t]dɪˈskraɪ[/t]] v. t. scried, scry•ing 1) to see (something unclear) by looking carefully 2) to discover; detect • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF de(s)crïer to proclaim, decry. See dis I, cry de•scri′er, n …

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  • 24descry —   v.t. discern; detect …

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  • 25descry — v.tr. ( ies, ied) literary catch sight of; discern (descried him in the crowd; descries no glimmer of light in her situation). Etymology: ME (earlier senses proclaim, DECRY ) f. OF descrier: prob. confused with var. of obs. descrive f. OF… …

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  • 26Descried — Descry De*scry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Descried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descrying}.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, F. d[ e]crier. The word was confused… …

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  • 27Descrying — Descry De*scry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Descried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descrying}.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, F. d[ e]crier. The word was confused… …

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  • 28see — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. view, descry, behold; discern, perceive, comprehend; observe, note; know, experience; ascertain, make sure; consider; meet; escort, attend. See vision, knowledge. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To perceive… …

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  • 29discern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. espy; discover, perceive, distinguish, detect, discriminate. See vision, visibility, intelligence, difference. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To see] Syn. observe, behold, make out, perceive, notice, espy …

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  • 30distinguish — 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 …

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