Word of the Day for Monday, January 3, 2011
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descry \dih-SKRY\, transitive verb:
descry \dih-SKRY\, transitive verb:
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1. To catch sight of, especially something distant or obscure; to discern.
1. To catch sight of, especially something distant or obscure; to discern.
2. To discover by observation; to detect.
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Oh look, B.O., can you descry your once exalted eminence?
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Descry comes from Middle English, from Old French descrier, "to cry out, to proclaim." The Middle English word was originally applied to shouting one's discovery of an enemy, of game, or of land.
Descry comes from Middle English, from Old French descrier, "to cry out, to proclaim." The Middle English word was originally applied to shouting one's discovery of an enemy, of game, or of land.
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