descry

[ dih-skrahy ]
/ dɪˈskraɪ /

verb (used with object), de·scried, de·scry·ing.

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land.
to discover; perceive; detect.

Origin of descry

1250–1300; Middle English descrien < Old French de(s)crïer to proclaim, decry. See dis-1, cry

SYNONYMS FOR descry

1 notice.

OTHER WORDS FROM descry

de·scri·er, noun un·de·scried, adjective un·de·scry·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH descry

decry descry (see synonym study at decry)

Words nearby descry

descriptive notation, descriptive statistics, descriptivism, descriptivist, descriptor, descry, desdemona, desecrate, deseed, desegregate, desegregation

Words related to descried

disclose, reveal, detect, determine, spot, perceive, note, espy, see, observe, sight, behold, discern

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British Dictionary definitions for descried

descry
/ (dɪˈskraɪ) /

verb -scries, -scrying or -scried (tr)

to discern or make out; catch sight of
to discover by looking carefully; detect

Derived forms of descry

descrier, noun

Word Origin for descry

C14: from Old French descrier to proclaim, decry