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depict

de·pict [ di píkt ] (past and past participle de·pict·ed, present participle de·pict·ing, 3rd person present singular de·picts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. portray: to describe or portray something in words

2. show in picture: to show something in a picture, painting, or sculpture

[15th century. < Latin depict-, past participle of depingere "portray" < pingere "to paint"]

de·pict·er noun
de·pic·tive adjective
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