Descry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈskɹaɪ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Descry is a verb meaning (transitive) To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
Meaning
(transitive) To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
Example Sentences
VVe vvere deſcried, theyle mock vs novv dounright.
And now thir way to Earth they had descri’d, / To Paradise first tending, […]
Wee haue descryed vpon our neighbouring / shore, a portlie saile of ships make hitherward.
Edmund, I thinke, is gone, / In pitty of his miſery, to diſpatch / His nighted life: Moreouer to deſcry / The ſtrength o’ th’ Enemy.
Word Forms
- descries
- descrying
- descried
Synonyms for descry
Depending on context, synonyms include spot, spy, espy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include espy, spy, spot, see, discry, discure.
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