descry

Meanings

• Verb

  To discover or recognize (something) by seeing or noticing it.

  - "He descryed the error in the calculation."
  - "The pirate ship was descryed on the horizon."

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Variants

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descried , descries , descry , descrying

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Etymology

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From Middle English descryen, from Old French descryre, from des- 'apart' + cryre 'see'.

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Trivia

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1. Descry is a less common alternative to the more commonly used word 'discover'.

2. The word descry comes from the Old French word descryre, which means 'to separate' or 'to distinguish'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Detect: Descry is similar to the word detect, which means to identify the presence of something, often through careful observation or investigation.

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Culture

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Descry has been used in literature, particularly in the context of sailing and exploration. In Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, the character Ishmael describes the act of descrying a whale from a distance.

How to Memorize "descry"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of looking carefully and recognizing something. Imagine yourself looking out at the sea and spotting a ship on the horizon.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word descry with the idea of discovery or recognition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Descry is to see and recognize'.

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