3 definitions found
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 1.6 [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"; "draw the
outlines of a figure in the sand"; "trace an animal shape"
[syn: {trace}, {draw}, {line}, {outline}, {describe}]
5: describe in vivid detail
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