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Meaning of 'delineate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Delineate [ a.]
- Delineated; portrayed.
2 . Delineate [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.

Meaning of 'delineate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . delineate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make a mark or lines on a surface
Example in sentence:
  • draw a line;
  • trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Meaning (2):
- show the form or outline of
Example in sentence:
  • The camera could define the smallest object;
  • The tree was clearly defined by the light

Nearby Words:

del del credere delaceration delacrymation delactation delaine delamination delapsation delapse delapsed

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