Descries

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descry.
  • Word Usage
    "We are apt to make half confessions; to confess some, and hide some; or else to make feigned confessions, flattering both ourselves, and also God, while we make confession unto him; or else to confess sin as our own fancies apprehend, and not as the word descries them."
    Verb Form
    descried    descries    descrying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sight    spy   
    Variant
    descried   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    discern    see    behold    discover    espy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bestir    entomb    =ooo    e'en    thrise