delineate

English

Etymology

From Latin dēlīneātus, past participle of dēlīneo (“to sketch out, to delineate”), from de- + līnea (“line”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/

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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Translations

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Further reading

  • 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
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