Scribe and Tell

Scribe

Scribe verb - To mark with or as if with a line or groove.
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Synonyms for Scribe

Tell and scribe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Scribe".

Nearby Words: scribed, scribal, scribing

Tell

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.

Scribe and tell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scribe" instead a verb "Tell".

Nearby Words: telling, teller

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • I Should Write a Book About This: Taken even further — after her husband's death, Lily dedicates the rest of her life to becoming a scribe to tell the stories of all the women that she can.
  • The scribe who's translating the test into British/Welsh says Igraine won't let him change a word, but he wouldn't tell him if he was, so it's still up in the air.
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