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delineate
(d/I/'l/I/n/i/,/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • represented accurately or precisely(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    delineated, represented
    Antonym:
    undelineated
    source: wordnet30
  • Delineated; portrayed.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • show the form or outline of(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    define
    source: wordnet30
  • determine the essential quality of(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    define, delimit, delimitate, specify
    source: wordnet30
  • trace the shape of(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    limn, outline
    source: wordnet30
  • make a mark or lines on a surface(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    describe, draw, line, trace
    source: wordnet30
  • describe in vivid detail(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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