Delineate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, a. [L. delineatus, p. p. of delineare
     to delineate; de- + lineare to draw, fr. linea line. See
     {Line}.]
     Delineated; portrayed. [R.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delineated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Delineating}.]
     1. 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}.
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              Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside.
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     2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set
        forth; to describe.
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              Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy.
                                                    --Walpole.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  delineate
       adj : represented accurately or precisely [syn: {delineated}, {represented}]
             [ant: {undelineated}]
       v 1: delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly
            defined by the light"; "The camera could define the
            smallest object" [syn: {define}]
       2: determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {define},
           {delimit}, {delimitate}]
       3: trace the shape of [syn: {limn}, {outline}]
       4: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
          outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw}, {line},
           {describe}]
       5: describe in vivid detail

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "delineate":
     block in, block out, brief, bring to life, cartoon,
     catch a likeness, chalk, chalk out, character, characterize,
     charcoal, chart, color, contour, copy, crayon, crosshatch,
     dash off, daub, define, depict, describe, design, diagram, doodle,
     draft, draw, etch, evoke, express, give words to, hatch, hit off,
     image, interpret, limn, line, map, notate, outline, paint,
     paint a picture, pencil, picture, picturize, plan, portray, print,
     profile, register, render, represent, rough in, rough out, rub,
     schematize, scratch, scumble, set forth, shade, silhouette, sketch,
     stencil, symbolize, take a rubbing, tint, trace, trace out,
     trace over, write