Meaning of DELINEATE
| Pronunciation: | | di'linee`eyt
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- [adj] represented accurately or precisely
- [v] describe in vivid detail
- [v] make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
- [v] trace the shape of
- [v] determine the essential quality of
- [v] delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
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| | Synonyms: | | define, delimit, delimitate, delineated, depicted, describe, described, diagrammatic, diagrammatical, draw, drawn, limn, line, outline, outline, painted, pictured, portrayed, represented, specify, trace |
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| | Antonyms: | | undelineated | | |
| | See Also: | | be, circumscribe, construct, contour, depict, describe, determine, draw, draw, inscribe, lipstick, mark, redefine, show, write | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.]
\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, to
represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver;
hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See
{Delineation}.
Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside.
2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set
forth; to describe.
Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy.
--Walpole.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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