describit

Describit is a Latin verb form meaning “he describes” or “she describes.” It is the third-person singular present indicative active of describere, a verb of the third conjugation. The infinitive is describere, and the principal parts are describo, describere, descripsi, descriptum. In ordinary usage, describit takes a direct object in the accusative to indicate what is being described; for example, Marcus res novas describit (Marcus describes new things).

Etymology: Describere derives from de- “down” or “thoroughly” and scribere “to write,” originally meaning to write down or to provide a written description.

Morphology and usage: As a regular third-conjugation verb, its present indicative forms follow the standard pattern, with the third-person singular being describit. Other present forms include describo, describis, describimus, describitis, describunt. The verb also forms other tenses by regular patterns: imperfect describebat, future describet, and perfect descripsit. It has passive and participial forms such as describitur and descriptus, respectively, and a passive infinitive describi.

In classical Latin, describit appears in descriptive and narrative passages to indicate the act of describing or recounting details. Its usage is similar to other transitive verbs of description and reporting, and it commonly appears in legal, rhetorical, and literary contexts that involve describing persons, objects, or events. See also Latin verbs and describere for broader conjugation patterns.