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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delineated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Delineating.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set
        forth; to describe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy.
                                                    --Walpole.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delineated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Delineating.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  delineate
       adj : represented accurately or precisely [syn: delineated, represented]
             [ant: undelineated]
       v 1: delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly
            defined by the light"; "The camera could define the
            smallest object" [syn: define]
       2: determine the essential quality of [syn: specify, define,
           delimit, delimitate]
       3: trace the shape of [syn: limn, outline]
       4: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
          outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw, line,
           describe]
       5: describe in vivid detail

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delineate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēlīneō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: delinear)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  delineate
     vb.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  delineate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēlīneō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: delinear)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  delineate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēlīneō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: delinear)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delineate
     Englanti vb.
     määrittää, kuvata, rajata

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/
  حدّد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  delineate //dɪˈlɪniːeɪt// 
  1. скицирам
  depict, represent with pictures
  2. обрисувам
  describe or depict with words or gestures
  3. очертавам
  sketch out, draw or trace an outline

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/ 
  vylíčit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/ 
  vykreslit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/ 
  dylunio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/ 
  llinellu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/ 
  beschreiben, darstellen, schildern 
   see: delineating, delineated
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/
  
  σκιαγραφώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  delineate //dɪˈlɪniːeɪt// 
  1. kuvata
  depict, represent with pictures
  2. kuvailla
  describe or depict with words or gestures
  3. rajata
  outline or mark out
  4. hahmotella
  sketch out, draw or trace an outline

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/ 
  1. विवरण देना
        "The architect delineated about the plan."
        "The secretary delineated the initial plans of the project."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/
  ocrtati, predstaviti

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/ 
  delinear

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  delineate //dɪˈlɪniːeɪt// 
  skissera
  sketch out, draw or trace an outline

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  delineate /dɪlˈɪniːˌeɪt/
  1. şeklini çizmek, resmetmek, portresini çizmek, tasvir etmek, tarif etmek. delinea'tion  resmetme, çizme
  2. resim, şekil, kroki
  3. tarif, vasıflandırma, nitelendirme.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈɫɪniˌeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "delineate":
     block in, block out, brief, bring to life, cartoon,
     catch a likeness, chalk, chalk out, character, characterize,
     charcoal, chart, color, contour, copy, crayon, crosshatch,
     dash off, daub, define, depict, describe, design, diagram, doodle,
     draft, draw, etch, evoke, express, give words to, hatch, hit off,
     image, interpret, limn, line, map, notate, outline, paint,
     paint a picture, pencil, picture, picturize, plan, portray, print,
     profile, register, render, represent, rough in, rough out, rub,
     schematize, scratch, scumble, set forth, shade, silhouette, sketch,
     stencil, symbolize, take a rubbing, tint, trace, trace out,
     trace over, write
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 描绘;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 描绘…的轮廓,描绘,描写

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