delineate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dēlīneātus, past participle of dēlīneo (“to sketch out, to delineate”), from de- + līnea (“line”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
- To depict, represent with pictures.
- To describe or depict with words or gestures.
- To outline or mark out.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
sketch out, draw or trace an outline
depict, represent with pictures
describe or depict with words or gestures
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outline or mark out
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Further reading
- “delineate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “delineate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Italian
Verb
delineate
- second-person plural present indicative of delineare
- second-person plural imperative of delineare
- feminine plural of delineato
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) dēlīneāte