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delineate
[dih-lin-ee-eyt]
verb (used with object)
to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially.
He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.
to portray in words; describe or outline with precision.
In her speech she delineated the city plan with great care.
delineate
/ ɪˈɪɪˌɪ /
verb
to trace the shape or outline of; sketch
to represent pictorially, as by making a chart or diagram; depict
to portray in words, esp with detail and precision; describe
Other Word Forms
- delineable adjective
- predelineate verb (used with object)
- undelineable adjective
- ˈԱپ adjective
- ˈԱ adjective
- ˌԱˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of delineate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of delineate1
Example Sentences
In a lengthy preamble, the order delineated that early history through the shuttering of veterans’ housing in the 1970s to improper leases of veterans’ land that led to the two lawsuits.
Lisicky, noted for his prose in both novels and memoirs, beautifully delineates how artists of different kinds influence each other by tracing his discovery of and passion for singer-songwriter Mitchell’s work.
Anyone that investigates this will find that the risks and benefits are already delineated.
It’s telling that he conceived of his scenes in clearly delineated horizontal bars that give sky, earth and the Danube River an unshakable, marble-like solidity.
One dives deep into the strained but anatomically accurate neck muscles and sharply delineated collar bones of St. Jerome, shown praying in the bleak wilderness.
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