Thesaurus: delineate

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1. a. Delineated; portrayed.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. t. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
4. adj. represented accurately or precisely
5. v. show the form or outline of
6. v. determine the essential quality of
7. v. trace the shape of
8. v. make a mark or lines on a surface
9. v. describe in vivid detail
10. Delineated; portrayed. [R.] 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.
11. Delineated; portrayed. [R.]
12. v:100 v. trace the shape of v. describe in vivid detail