delineate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb form

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[edit] Etymology

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

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to 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.

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[edit] 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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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb form

delineate

1. second person plural present tense and imperative of delineare