Meaning of DEPICT
| Pronunciation: | | di'pikt
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- [v] give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
- [v] show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
- [v] make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
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| | Synonyms: | | describe, draw, limn, picture, portray, render, show |
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| | See Also: | | adumbrate, delineate, exposit, expound, illustrate, interpret, map, outline, represent, represent, set forth, sketch | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\De*pict"\, p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of depingere to
depict; de- + pingere to paint. See {Paint}, and cf.
{Depaint}, p. p.]
Depicted. --Lydgate.
\De*pict"\, p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of depinger? to
depict; de- + pingere to paint. See {Paint}, and cf.
{Depaint}, p. p.]
Depicted. --Lydgate.
\De*pict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depicted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Depicting}.]
1. To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture;
to paint; to portray.
His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber.
--Fuller.
2. To represent in words; to describe vividly.
C[ae]sar's gout was then depicted in energetic
language. --Motley.
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