delineate

English

Etymology

From Latin delineatus, past participle of dēlīneo (“to sketch out, to delineate”), from de- + līnea (“line”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/

Verb

delineate (third-person singular simple present delineates, present participle delineating, simple past and past participle delineated)

1. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
2. To depict, represent with pictures.
3. To describe or depict with words or gestures.
4. To outline or mark out.

Translations

To sketch out, draw or trace an outline

• Bulgarian: очертавам (bg) (očertavam)
• Dutch: afbakenen (nl)

• German: umreißen (de)

To depict, represent with pictures

• Bulgarian: скицирам (bg) (skiciram)
• German: skizzieren (de)

• Turkish: resmetmek (tr)

To describe or depict with words or gestures

• Bulgarian: обрисувам (bg) (obrisuvam)
• French: décrire (fr)
• German: schildern (de)

• Turkish: betimlemek (tr), tasvir etmek (tr), tarif etmek (tr)

To outline or mark out

• German: abgrenzen (de)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: aflijnen, uittekenen
• French: délimiter,
• Interlingua: delinear

• Italian: delineare
• Spanish: delinear

Synonyms

• (to mark the limits or boundaries): demark, demarcate, delimit

Derived terms

terms derived from delineate

delineation delineative

delineator

External links

• delineate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• delineate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Italian

Verb form

delineate

1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of delineare

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Latin

Verb

dēlīneāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of dēlīneō