write vs describe

write and describe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
write	No	No	Yes	No
describe	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, describe is a hypernym of write; that is, describe is a word with a broader meaning than write:

Other hypernyms of write include delineate, draw, line, trace.

write (verb)	describe (verb)
communicate or express by writing	identify as in botany or biology, for example
record data on a computer	give a description of
contact in writing	to give an account or representation of in words
produce a literary work	make a mark or lines on a surface
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
write music
create code, write a computer program