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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]:
delineated
adj : represented accurately or precisely" [syn: {represented}, {delineate}]
[ant: {undelineated}]
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