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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depict \De*pict"\, p. p. [L. depictus p. p. of depingere to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See {Paint}, and cf {Depaint}, p. p.] Depicted. --Lydgate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depict \De*pict"\, p. p. [L. depictus p. p. of depinger? to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See {Paint}, and cf {Depaint}, p. p.] Depicted. --Lydgate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depict \De*pict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depicted}; p. pr & vb n. {Depicting}.] 1. To form a colored likeness of to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray. His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber. --Fuller. 2. To represent in words to describe vividly. C[ae]sar's gout was then depicted in energetic language. --Motley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: depict v 1: show in or as in a picture; "This scene depicts country life" [syn: {picture}, {show}] 2: give a description of "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: {describe}, {draw}] 3: make a portrait of: "showing society what it looked like..portraying..its ugliness and its beauties.." [syn: {portray}, {limn}]
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