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delineate

de·lin·e·ate [ di línnee àyt ] (past and past participle de·lin·e·at·ed, present participle de·lin·e·at·ing, 3rd person present singular de·lin·e·ates)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. describe something: to describe or explain something in detail ( formal )

2. draw something: to sketch or draw something in outline

3. portray something visually: to represent something visually using something such as a chart or graph

4. demarcate bounds of something: to indicate the physical boundaries of something

[Mid-16th century. < Latin delineat-, past participle of Latin delineare "sketch out" < linea (see line¹)]

de·lin·e·a·ble adjective

de·lin·e·a·tion [ di lìnnee áysh'n ] noun

de·lin·e·a·tive [ di línnee àytiv ] adjective

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