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Depict vs. Define — What's the Difference?

Depict vs. Define — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Depict and Define

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Depict

To represent in a picture or sculpture
Each page's border has designs that depict forest animals.

Define

State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
The contract will seek to define the client's obligations

Depict

To represent in words; describe
Stories that depict life on the frontier.

Define

Mark out the boundary or limits of
The river defines the park's boundary

Depict

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
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Define

To state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example).

Depict

(obsolete) Depicted.

Define

To describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
Define the properties of a new drug.
A study that defines people according to their median incomes.

Depict

Depicted.

Define

To make clear the outline or form of; delineate
Gentle hills that were defined against the sky.

Depict

To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.
His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber.

Define

To specify distinctly
Define the weapons to be used in limited warfare.

Depict

To represent in words; to describe vividly.
Cæsar's gout was then depicted in energetic language.

Define

To give form or meaning to
"For him, a life is defined by action" (Jay Parini).

Depict

Show in, or as in, a picture;
This scene depicts country life
The face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting

Define

To make or write a definition.

Depict

Give a description of;
He drew an elaborate plan of attack

Define

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
The defining power of an optical instrument

Depict

Make a portrait of;
Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba

Define

(obsolete) To settle, decide an argument etc.

Define

To express the essential nature of something.
I define myself as a techno-anarchist.
Your past mistakes do not define who you are.

Define

To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time.

Define

To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
Person 1: Is she good at math?
Person 2: Define "good." If you mean if she is faster than the average middle schooler at multiplication, then yes. If you mean if she is able to do multivariable calculus, then no.

Define

To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
To define the legal boundaries of a property

Define

(mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.

Define

(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

Define

To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.

Define

To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.

Define

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
Rings . . . very distinct and well defined.

Define

To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
They define virtue to be life ordered according to nature.

Define

To determine; to decide.

Define

Give a definition for the meaning of a word;
Define `sadness'

Define

Determine the essential quality of

Define

Determine the nature of;
What defines a good wine?

Define

Delineate the form or outline of;
The tree was clearly defined by the light
The camera could define the smallest object

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