About The Word Delineate

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Delineate

Delineate Meaning & Definition
Delineate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Delineate?

[adj] represented accurately or precisely
[v] describe in vivid detail
[v] make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
[v] trace the shape of
[v] determine the essential quality of
[v] delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Delineate: define | delimit | delimitate | delineated | depicted | describe | described | diagrammatic | diagrammatical | draw | drawn | limn | line | outline | outline | painted | pictured | portrayed | represented | specify | trace

Related Terms | Find terms related to Delineate: block in | block out | brief | bring to life | cartoon | catch a likeness | chalk | chalk out | character | characterize | charcoal | chart | color | contour | copy | crayon | crosshatch | dash off | daub | define | depict | describe | design | diagram | doodle | draft | draw | etch | evoke | express | give words to | hatch | hit off | image | interpret | limn | line | map | notate | outline | paint | paint a picture | pencil | picture | picturize | plan | portray | print | profile | register | render | represent | rough in | rough out | rub | schematize | scratch | scumble | set forth | shade | silhouette | sketch | stencil | symbolize | take a rubbing | tint | trace | trace out | trace over | write

See Also | be | circumscribe | construct | contour | depict | describe | determine | draw | draw | inscribe | lipstick | mark | redefine | show | write

Delineate In Webster's Dictionary

\De*lin"e*ate\, a. [L. delineatus, p. p. of delineare to delineate; de- + lineare to draw, fr. linea line. See {Line}.] Delineated; portrayed. [R.]
\De*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delineated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delineating}.] 1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See {Delineation}. Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside. 2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe. Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy. --Walpole.

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