The difference between Betell and Describe

When used as verbs, betell means to speak or tell about, whereas describe means to represent in words.


check bellow for the other definitions of Betell and Describe

  1. Betell as a verb (transitive):

    To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe.

  2. Betell as a verb (transitive):

    To speak for; answer for; justify.

  3. Betell as a verb (transitive):

    To lay claim to; win; rescue.

  4. Betell as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To talk about negatively; slander; calumniate; deride; deceive.

  1. Describe as a verb (transitive):

    To represent in words.

    Examples:

    "The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

    "The geographer describes countries and cities."

  2. Describe as a verb (transitive):

    To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.

    Examples:

    "to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle"

  3. Describe as a verb (transitive, mathematics):

    To give rise to a geometrical structure.

    Examples:

    "The function describes a very complex surface."

  4. Describe as a verb (transitive, taxonomy):

    To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.

    Examples:

    "The fungus was first described by a botanist."

  5. Describe as a verb (obsolete):

    To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.

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