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delineate

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English

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Etymology

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First attested in 1559; borrowed from Latin dēlīneātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīneo (to sketch out, to delineate) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- + līnea (line) + (verb-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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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Derived terms

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Translations

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Adjective

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delineate (comparative more delineate, superlative most delineate) (obsolete)

  1. (as a participle) Delineated, sketched out.
    • 1619, John Bainbridge, An astronomicall description of the late comet from the 18. of Nouemb. 1618. to the 16. of December following:
      That forme which [] is delineate in the planispheare
  2. (as a participial adjective) Sketched out, portrayed, described, defined.

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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delineate

  1. inflection of delineare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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delineate f pl

  1. feminine plural of delineato

Latin

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Verb

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dēlīneāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēlīneō

Spanish

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Verb

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delineate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of delinear combined with te