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delimit |
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delineate
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delineate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb delineate has 5 senses
- delineate(v = verb.stative) define - show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object" is one way to show
- delineate(v = verb.stative) define, delimit, delimitate, specify - determine the essential quality of; Array is one way to be
- delineate(v = verb.creation) limn, outline - trace the shape of; Array is one way to draw
- delineate(v = verb.contact) describe, draw, line, trace - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" is one way to mark
- delineate(v = verb.communication) Array - describe in vivid detail; Array is one way to depict, describe, draw
Derived forms noun delineation3, noun delineation2, adjective delineative1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived form noun delineation1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived forms noun delineation3, noun delineation2, adjective delineative1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun delineation3, noun delineation2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derived form noun delineation1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Adjective delineate has 1 sense
- delineate(a = adj.all) delineated, represented - represented accurately or precisely; Array
OXFORD DICTIONARY
delineate, v.tr. portray by drawing etc. or in words (delineated her character).
Derivative
delineation n. delineator n.
Etymology
L delineare delineat- (as DE-, lineare f. linea line)
THESAURUS
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, writeROGET THESAURUS
delineate
Representation
VB copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, V, represent, delineate, depict, depicture, portray, take a likeness, catch a likeness, hit off, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, figure, shadow forth, shadow out, adumbrate, body forth, describe, trace, copy, mold, dress up, illustrate, symbolize, paint, carve, engrave, personate, personify, impersonate, assume a character, pose as, act, play, mimic, hold the mirror up to nature.
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