Describe or depict (7)
I believe the answer is:
portray
This clue is a double definition.
'describe' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'depict' is the second definition.
(I know that depict can be written as portray)
(Other definitions for portray that I've seen before include "Act" , "Depict, present" , "sketch" , "Describe in words or make a picture" , "Use words to describe" .)