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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
line
1
)
]
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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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de·lin·e·a·ble adjectivede·lin·e·a·tion [ di lìnnee áysh'n ] nounde·lin·e·a·tive [ di línnee àytiv ] adjective
