verb

• (transitive) To represent in words.
• (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
• (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
• (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
• (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.