delineate

delineate
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • Delineate — 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.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Delineate — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • delineate — 1 trace, outline, *sketch, diagram, draft, plot, blueprint Analogous words: describe, *relate: design, plan (see under PLAN n) 2 *represent, depict, portray, picture, limn Analogous words: see those at DELINEATE 1 …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • delineate — I verb adumbrare, block out, blueprint, circumscribe, construct a figure, contour, convey an impression of, define, depict, depingere, describe, describere, detail, determine, diagram, draft, draw, draw a picture, engrave, etch, figure, frame,… …   Law dictionary

  • delineate — 1550s, from L. delineatus, pp. of delineare to sketch out, from DE (Cf. de ) completely (see DE (Cf. de )) + lineare draw lines, from linea line (see LINE (Cf. line) (n.)). Related …   Etymology dictionary

  • delineate — [v] describe; outline characterize, chart, define, depict, detail, draft, draw, figure, lay out, limn, mark, plot, portray, represent, sketch out, trace; concepts 36,55,174 …   New thesaurus

  • delineate — ► VERB ▪ describe or indicate precisely. DERIVATIVES delineation noun. ORIGIN Latin delineare to outline …   English terms dictionary

  • delineate — [di lin′ē āt΄] vt. delineated, delineating [< L delineatus, pp. of delineare, to mark out, sketch < de , from + linea, LINE2] 1. to trace the outline of; sketch out 2. to draw; depict 3. to depict in words; describe delineation n.… …   English World dictionary

  • delineate — [[t]dɪlɪ̱nieɪt[/t]] delineates, delineating, delineated 1) VERB If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail. [FORMAL] [V n] Biography must to some extent delineate characters...… …   English dictionary

  • delineate — transitive verb ( eated; eating) Etymology: Latin delineatus, past participle of delineare, from de + linea line Date: 1559 1. a. to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines b. to mark the outline of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • delineate — UK [dɪˈlɪnɪeɪt] / US [dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms delineate : present tense I/you/we/they delineate he/she/it delineates present participle delineating past tense delineated past participle delineated formal 1) to describe something …   English dictionary

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