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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Descry \De*scry"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Descried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descrying}.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to proclaim, cry down, decry, F. d['e]crier. 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
descry
verb: catch sight of [syn: {spot}, {espy}, {spy}] [also: {descried}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
descried See {descry}
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