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Webster 1913 Edition

Depict

De-pict′

(dē̍-pĭkt′)
,
p.
p.
[L.
depictus
, p. p. of
depingere
to depict;
de-
+
pingere
to paint. See
Paint
, and cf.
Depaint
,
p.
p.
]
Depicted.
Lydgate.

De-pict′

(dē̍-pĭkt′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Depicted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Depicting
.]
1.
To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.
His arms are fairly
depicted
in his chamber.
Fuller.
2.
To represent in words; to describe vividly.
Cæsar’s gout was then
depicted
in energetic language.
Motley.

Webster 1828 Edition

Depict

DEPICT

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To paint.]
1.
To paint; to portray; to form a likeness in colors; as, to depict a lion on a shield.
2.
To describe; to represent in words; as, the poet depicts the virtues of his hero in glowing language.

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