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picture
To describe vividly in words; make a verbal picture of:
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  1. To describe vividly in words; make a verbal picture of:
  2. To form a mental picture or impression of; imagine
  3. To describe or explain
portray
To describe or depict in a certain way:
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  1. To describe or depict in a certain way:
  2. To adorn with pictures.
  3. (Figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
outline
To draw or trace an outline of.
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  1. To draw or trace an outline of.
  2. To give or write an outline, or the main points, of
  3. To summarize something.
describe
To move through space in such a way as to represent or conform to (the outline of a given shape)
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  1. To move through space in such a way as to represent or conform to (the outline of a given shape)
  2. To trace the form or outline of:
  3. To picture in words
depict
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
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  1. To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
  2. To represent in a drawing, painting, sculpture, etc.; portray; picture
  3. To picture in words; describe
describe
To tell or write about; give a detailed account of
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  1. To tell or write about; give a detailed account of
  2. To move through space in such a way as to represent or conform to (the outline of a given shape)
  3. To picture in words
express
To picture, represent, or symbolize in music, art, etc.
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  1. To picture, represent, or symbolize in music, art, etc.
  2. To show by sign; symbolize; signify
  3. To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show:
image
(Computers) To print (a file) using a laser printer, imagesetter, direct-to-plate press, or similar device.
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  1. (Computers) To print (a file) using a laser printer, imagesetter, direct-to-plate press, or similar device.
  2. To describe, especially so vividly as to evoke a mental picture:
  3. To picture mentally; imagine or visualize:
limn
To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate:
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  1. To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate:
  2. To describe or depict by painting or drawing.
  3. To describe or portray in words.
picture
To form a mental image of; visualize:
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  1. To form a mental image of; visualize:
  2. To describe or explain
  3. To form a mental picture or impression of; imagine
portray
(Figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
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  1. (Figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
  2. To describe or depict in a certain way:
  3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage:
render
To perform or interpret by performance; recite (a poem), play (music), treat (a subject, as in painting), act out (a role)
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  1. To perform or interpret by performance; recite (a poem), play (music), treat (a subject, as in painting), act out (a role)
  2. To give, hand over, deliver, present, or submit, as for approval, consideration, payment, etc.
  3. To express in other words; esp., to translate
represent
To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest:
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  1. To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest:
  2. To describe or put forward (a person or thing) as an embodiment of a specified quality:
  3. To serve as a specimen, example, type, or instance of; exemplify or typify
show
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
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  1. (Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
  2. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
  3. To enter (animals, flowers, etc.) in a competitive show
Find another word for delineate. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for delineate, like: picture, portray, outline, describe, describe, draw, depict, describe, express, image and limn.

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  • His earliest work, entitled Reloj de principes, published at Valladolid in 1529, and, according to its author, the fruit of eleven years' labour, is a didactic novel, designed, after the manner of Xenophon's Cyropaedia, to delineate, in a somewhat ideal way for the benefit of modern sovereigns, the life and character of an ancient prince, Marcus Aurelius, distinguished for wisdom and virtue.

  • In order to define the waistline, it's important to delineate the bosom from the belly area.

  • The voltmeter needle may then be made to record its variations graphically on a drum covered with paper and so to delineate the wave form of the current.

  • In an L shaped kitchen, an island can further delineate the space between the open end of the kitchen and the rest of the house.

  • Delineate each area where a specific color will be used with a line on the paper to mark the difference.

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