English-Thai Dictionary

descry

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESCRY

v.t. 1. To espy; to explore; to examine by observation.
The house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. Judges 1:23.
2. To detect; to find out; to discover any thing concealed.
3. To see; to behold; to have a sight of from a distance; as, the seamen descried land.
4. To give notice of something suddenly discovered.

 

DESCRY

n.Discovery; thing descovered.

 

DESCRYING

ppr. Descovering; espying.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DESCRY

De *scry ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Descried; p. pr. & vb. n. Descrying. ]Etym: [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, F. décrier. The word was confused somewhat with OF. descriven, E. describe, OF. descrivre, from L. describere. See Decry. ]

 

1. To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. Judg. i. 23. Edmund, I think, is gone. .. to descry The strength o' the enemy. Shak. And now their way to earth they had descried. Milton.

 

2. To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [R.] His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should descry him. Milton.

 

Syn. -- To see; behold; espy; discover; discern.

 

DESCRY

DESCRY De *scry "

 

Defn:, Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance. [Obs. ] Near, and on speedy foot; the main descry Stands on the hourly thought. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

descry

de scry |diˈskrī dəˈskraɪ | ▶verb ( descries, descrying, descried ) [ with obj. ] literary catch sight of: she descried two figures. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps confused with obsolete descry ‘describe, ’ variant of obsolete descrive (via Old French from Latin describere ‘write down ’), which also had the meaning ‘perceive. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

descry

descry |dɪˈskrʌɪ | ▶verb ( descries, descrying, descried ) [ with obj. ] literary catch sight of: she descried two figures. ORIGIN Middle English: Old French descrier ‘publish, proclaim ’, perhaps confused with obsolete descry ‘describe ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

descry

descry verb literary See notice (verb ). CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See distinguish . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

descry

descry verb literary she descried two figures. See discern.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

descry

de scry /dɪskráɪ /動詞 descries ; descried ; ～ing 他動詞 〈遠くにあるもの 〉を見つける (!進行形にしない ) .