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Webster 1913 Edition


Delineate

De-lin′e-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
delineatus
, p. p. of
delineare
to delineate;
de-
+
lineare
to draw, fr.
linea
line. See
Line
.]
Delineated; portrayed.
[R.]

De-lin′e-ate

,
Verb.
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
.
Adventurous to
delineate
nature’s form.
Akenside.
2.
To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Customs or habits
delineated
with great accuracy.
Walpole.

Webster 1828 Edition


Delineate

DELINEATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. A line.]
1.
To draw the lines which exhibit the form of a thing; to mark out with lines; to make a draught; to sketch or design; as, to delineate the form of the earth, or a diagram.
2.
To paint; to represent in picture; to draw a likeness of; as, to delineate Nestor like Adonis, or time with Absaloms head.
3.
Figuratively, to describe; to represent to the mind or understanding; to exhibit a likeness in words;as, to delineate the character of Newton, or the virtue of Aristides.

Definition 2024


delineate

delineate

English

Verb

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

External links

  • delineate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • delineate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Italian

Verb

delineate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of delineare
  2. second-person plural imperative of delineare
  3. feminine plural of delineato

Latin

Verb

dēlīneāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of dēlīneō