Delineate — De*lin e*ate, a. [L. delineatus, p. p. of delineare to delineate; de + lineare to draw, fr. linea line. See {Line}.] Delineated; portrayed. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delineate — 1 trace, outline, *sketch, diagram, draft, plot, blueprint Analogous words: describe, *relate: design, plan (see under PLAN n) 2 *represent, depict, portray, picture, limn Analogous words: see those at DELINEATE 1 … New Dictionary of Synonyms
delineate — I verb adumbrare, block out, blueprint, circumscribe, construct a figure, contour, convey an impression of, define, depict, depingere, describe, describere, detail, determine, diagram, draft, draw, draw a picture, engrave, etch, figure, frame,… … Law dictionary
delineate — 1550s, from L. delineatus, pp. of delineare to sketch out, from DE (Cf. de ) completely (see DE (Cf. de )) + lineare draw lines, from linea line (see LINE (Cf. line) (n.)). Related … Etymology dictionary
delineate — [v] describe; outline characterize, chart, define, depict, detail, draft, draw, figure, lay out, limn, mark, plot, portray, represent, sketch out, trace; concepts 36,55,174 … New thesaurus
delineate — ► VERB ▪ describe or indicate precisely. DERIVATIVES delineation noun. ORIGIN Latin delineare to outline … English terms dictionary
delineate — [di lin′ē āt΄] vt. delineated, delineating [< L delineatus, pp. of delineare, to mark out, sketch < de , from + linea, LINE2] 1. to trace the outline of; sketch out 2. to draw; depict 3. to depict in words; describe delineation n.… … English World dictionary
delineate — [[t]dɪlɪ̱nieɪt[/t]] delineates, delineating, delineated 1) VERB If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail. [FORMAL] [V n] Biography must to some extent delineate characters...… … English dictionary
delineate — transitive verb ( eated; eating) Etymology: Latin delineatus, past participle of delineare, from de + linea line Date: 1559 1. a. to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines b. to mark the outline of … New Collegiate Dictionary
delineate — UK [dɪˈlɪnɪeɪt] / US [dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms delineate : present tense I/you/we/they delineate he/she/it delineates present participle delineating past tense delineated past participle delineated formal 1) to describe something … English dictionary
