Depict vs. Delineate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Depict and Delineate
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Depict
To represent in a picture or sculpture
Each page's border has designs that depict forest animals.
Delineate
To draw or depict
"In black and white wash, he delineated the gnarled roots of a tree" (Sally Holmes Holtze).
Depict
To represent in words; describe
Stories that depict life on the frontier.
Delineate
To describe or characterize in words
"the specter of the bored and isolated housewife, which Friedan delineated so brilliantly" (Mary V. Dearborn).
Depict
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
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Delineate
To mark, form, or show the outline or border of
The police delineated the crime scene with yellow tape. A hedge delineates one plot of land from the other.
Depict
(obsolete) Depicted.
Delineate
To establish the position of (a border)
The treaty delineates the border between Spanish and American territory.
Depict
Depicted.
Delineate
To show or contain a distinguishing characteristic of; distinguish
"The first game ... delineated the differences between the two teams" (Stuart Miller).
Depict
To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.
His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber.
Delineate
To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
Depict
To represent in words; to describe vividly.
Cæsar's gout was then depicted in energetic language.
Delineate
To depict, represent with pictures.
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
Delineate
To describe or depict with words or gestures.
Depict
Give a description of;
He drew an elaborate plan of attack
Delineate
To outline or mark out.
Depict
Make a portrait of;
Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba
Delineate
Delineated; portrayed.
Delineate
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.
Delineate
To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy.
Delineate
Delineate the form or outline of;
The tree was clearly defined by the light
The camera could define the smallest object
Delineate
Determine the essential quality of
Delineate
Trace the shape of
Delineate
Make a mark or lines on a surface;
Draw a line
Trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Delineate
Describe in vivid detail
Delineate
Represented accurately or precisely
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