delineate

  • 21delineate — v. a. 1. Design, sketch, figure, draw, represent by outlines. 2. Describe, portray, depict, picture, paint, set forth …

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  • 22delineate — verb (T) formal to describe or draw something carefully so that people can understand it: Make sure your ideas are clearly delineated in your speech. delineation /dI lIni eISFn/ noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23delineate — verb 1) the aims of the study as delineated by the boss Syn: describe, set forth/out, present, outline, sketch, depict, represent; map out, define, specify, identify 2) a section delineated in red pen Syn …

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  • 24delineate — v 1. sketch, draft, outline roughly, block in or out; trace, figure, contour, draw the lines of; draw, design, diagram, draw a diagram of, chart, map or map out. 2. portray in words, depict, define, describe, Archaic. limn; outline verbally,… …

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  • 25delineate — de·lin·e·ate …

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  • 26delineate — de•lin•e•ate [[t]dɪˈlɪn iˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to trace the outline of; represent pictorially 2) to portray in words; describe with precision • Etymology: 1550–60; < L dēlīneātus, ptp. of dēlīneāre=dē de +līneāre to mark with lines… …

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  • 27delineate — /dəˈlɪnieɪt / (say duh lineeayt) verb (t) (delineated, delineating) 1. to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially. 2. to portray in words; describe. {Latin dēlīneātus, past participle, sketched out} …

  • 28delineate — To picture or describe by drawn lines, as by lines made on a map …

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  • 29delineate — v.tr. portray by drawing etc. or in words (delineated her character). Derivatives: delineation n. delineator n. Etymology: L delineare delineat (as DE , lineare f. linea line) …

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  • 30Delineated — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English