delinear

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin delineāre.

Verb

delinear (first-person singular present delineo, first-person singular preterite delineí, past participle delineat)

1. (transitive) to delineate, to outline

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of delinear (first conjugation)

infinitive			delinear
gerund			delineant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		delineat		delineada
		plural		delineats		delineades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	delineo	delinees	delinea	delineem	delineeu	delineen
	imperfect	delineava	delineaves	delineava	delineàvem	delineàveu	delineaven
	future	delinearé	delinearàs	delinearà	delinearem	delineareu	delinearan
	preterite	delineí	delineares	delineà	delineàrem	delineàreu	delinearen
	conditional	delinearia	delinearies	delinearia	delinearíem	delinearíeu	delinearien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	delineï	delineïs	delineï	delineem	delineeu	delineïn
	imperfect	delineés	delineessis	delineés	delineéssim	delineéssiu	delineessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	delinea	delineï	delineem	delineeu	delineïn
	negative (no)	—	no delineïs	no delineï	no delineem	no delineeu	no delineïn

Derived terms

• delineament
• delineant

Related terms

• alinear
• delineació
• línia

Further reading

• “delinear”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Derived from Latin delineāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.li.neˈa(ʁ)/ [de.li.neˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.li.neˈa(ʁ)/ [de.li.neˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.li.neˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.li.neˈa(ʁ)/ [de.li.neˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.li.neˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.liˈnjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.liˈnjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.liˈnja.ɾi/

• Rhymes: -aʁ, -aɾ
• Hyphenation: de‧li‧ne‧ar

Verb

delinear (first-person singular present delineio, first-person singular preterite delineei, past participle delineado)

1. (transitive) to lay down (specify or establish (rules))

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delinear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	delinear
Personal	delinear	delineares	delinear	delinearmos	delineardes	delinearem
Gerund
	delineando
Past participle
Masculine	delineado			delineados
Feminine	delineada			delineadas
Indicative
Present	delineio	delineias	delineia	delineamos	delineais	delineiam
Imperfect	delineava	delineavas	delineava	delineávamos	delineáveis	delineavam
Preterite	delineei	delineaste	delineou	delineamos1, delineámos2	delineastes	delinearam
Pluperfect	delineara	delinearas	delineara	delineáramos	delineáreis	delinearam
Future	delinearei	delinearás	delineará	delinearemos	delineareis	delinearão
Conditional	delinearia	delinearias	delinearia	delinearíamos	delinearíeis	delineariam
Subjunctive
Present	delineie	delineies	delineie	delineemos	delineeis	delineiem
Imperfect	delineasse	delineasses	delineasse	delineássemos	delineásseis	delineassem
Future	delinear	delineares	delinear	delinearmos	delineardes	delinearem
Imperative
Affirmative		delineia	delineie	delineemos	delineai	delineiem
Negative (não)		não delineies	não delineie	não delineemos	não delineeis	não delineiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• delineado
• delineador

Related terms

• delineação
• delineamento
• linha

Further reading

• “delinear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “delinear” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “delinear”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “delinear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “delinear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin delineāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delineˈaɾ/ [d̪e.li.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧li‧ne‧ar

Verb

delinear (first-person singular present delineo, first-person singular preterite delineé, past participle delineado)

1. (transitive) to delineate, to outline

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delinear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			delinear
gerund			delineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		delineado		delineada
		plural		delineados		delineadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	delineo	delineastú delineásvos	delinea	delineamos	delineáis	delinean
	imperfect	delineaba	delineabas	delineaba	delineábamos	delineabais	delineaban
	preterite	delineé	delineaste	delineó	delineamos	delineasteis	delinearon
	future	delinearé	delinearás	delineará	delinearemos	delinearéis	delinearán
	conditional	delinearía	delinearías	delinearía	delinearíamos	delinearíais	delinearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	delinee	delineestú delineésvos2	delinee	delineemos	delineéis	delineen
	imperfect (ra)	delineara	delinearas	delineara	delineáramos	delinearais	delinearan
	imperfect (se)	delinease	delineases	delinease	delineásemos	delineaseis	delineasen
	future1	delineare	delineares	delineare	delineáremos	delineareis	delinearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		delineatú delineávos	delinee	delineemos	delinead	delineen
	negative		no delinees	no delinee	no delineemos	no delineéis	no delineen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of delinear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive delinear	dative	delinearme	delinearte	delinearle, delinearse	delinearnos	delinearos	delinearles, delinearse
	accusative	delinearme	delinearte	delinearlo, delinearla, delinearse	delinearnos	delinearos	delinearlos, delinearlas, delinearse
with gerund delineando	dative	delineándome	delineándote	delineándole, delineándose	delineándonos	delineándoos	delineándoles, delineándose
	accusative	delineándome	delineándote	delineándolo, delineándola, delineándose	delineándonos	delineándoos	delineándolos, delineándolas, delineándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative delinea	dative	delinéame	delinéate	delinéale	delinéanos	not used	delinéales
	accusative	delinéame	delinéate	delinéalo, delinéala	delinéanos	not used	delinéalos, delinéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative delineá	dative	delineame	delineate	delineale	delineanos	not used	delineales
	accusative	delineame	delineate	delinealo, delineala	delineanos	not used	delinealos, delinealas
with formal second-person singular imperative delinee	dative	delinéeme	not used	delinéele, delinéese	delinéenos	not used	delinéeles
	accusative	delinéeme	not used	delinéelo, delinéela, delinéese	delinéenos	not used	delinéelos, delinéelas
with first-person plural imperative delineemos	dative	not used	delineémoste	delineémosle	delineémonos	delineémoos	delineémosles
	accusative	not used	delineémoste	delineémoslo, delineémosla	delineémonos	delineémoos	delineémoslos, delineémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative delinead	dative	delineadme	not used	delineadle	delineadnos	delineaos	delineadles
	accusative	delineadme	not used	delineadlo, delineadla	delineadnos	delineaos	delineadlos, delineadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative delineen	dative	delinéenme	not used	delinéenle	delinéennos	not used	delinéenles, delinéense
	accusative	delinéenme	not used	delinéenlo, delinéenla	delinéennos	not used	delinéenlos, delinéenlas, delinéense

Derived terms

• delineador
• delineamento
• delineamiento
• delineante

Related terms

• delineación

Further reading

• “delinear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025