delineate

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.
2. To represent pictorially; depict.
3. To depict in words or gestures; describe. See synonyms at represent.

[Latin dēlīneāre, dēlīneāt- : dē-, de- + līnea, line, thread; see line¹.]

delineation de·lin'e·a'tion n.
delineative de·lin'e·a'tive adj.
delineator de·lin'e·a'tor n.

verb

To present a lifelike image of: depict, describe, express, image, limn, picture, portray, render, represent, show. See show/hide.

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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: delineate the form or outline of
  Synonym: define

Meaning #2: determine the essential quality of
  Synonyms: specify, define, delimit, delimitate

Meaning #3: trace the shape of
  Synonyms: limn, outline

Meaning #4: make a mark or lines on a surface
  Synonyms: trace, draw, line, outline, describe

Meaning #5: describe in vivid detail

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The adjective delineate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: represented accurately or precisely
  Synonyms: delineated, represented

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skitsere, beskrive

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ken)schetsen, omlijnen

Français (French)
v. tr. - délinéer, tracer, présenter, énoncer en détail, représenter graphiquement, (fig) représenter, dépeindre, décrire

Deutsch (German)
v. - zeichnen, darstellen, (genau) schildern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκιαγραφώ, περιγράφω

Italiano (Italian)
delineare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - delinear

Русский (Russian)
очертить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - delinear, bosquejar, describir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - teckna, skissera, beskriva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
描绘...的轮廓, 描写, 描绘

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 描繪...的輪廓, 描寫, 描繪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 서술하다, 테두리를 그리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 輪郭を描く, 輪郭を描写する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصور شئ بدقه بواسطه الرسم أو الوصف, يعلم الخطوط الخارجيه لشئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שירטט, תיאר‬

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