describir
/deskɾiˈbiɾ/ · B1 · verb
to describe, represent in words
📝 de + scribir = write down; it's English describe with a Spanish -ir ending
From Latin describere: de- (down) + scribere (to write), the same root as scribe and escribir. To describe something is to write it down in words. Change -be to -bir: describe becomes describir.