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

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