detail-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: report or describe minutely and distinctly

Examples:
A document-rich exhibition detailed the life of the mercurial Jean Cocteau.
The way you detailed him as more interesting than just a squid headed monster is fantastic.
It detailed the risks associated with its use and how these are analyzed by international bodies.
The army books have detailed them as being the finest archers in the world.

Mappings:
VerbNet: characterize-29.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: detail.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: decorate or furnish

Examples:
She detailed the quilt with colorful applique.
The thing that won me over even more was the fact that they detailed the car.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 3: assign to a particular task

Examples:
I detailed him as my Junior Travel Aide for the great occasion.
The ambulances were detailed to the fire station.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2