Delineate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈlɪnɪeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word delineate
Brit.  |dɪˈlɪnɪeɪt|  British pronunciation of the word delineate

verb

- show the form or outline of (syn: define)
- determine the essential quality of (syn: define, delimit, delimitate, specify)
- trace the shape of (syn: limn, outline)
- make a mark or lines on a surface (syn: describe, draw, line, trace)
- describe in vivid detail

adjective

- represented accurately or precisely (syn: represented)

Extra examples

The report clearly delineates the steps that must be taken.

The characters in the story were carefully delineated.

The exact position is delineated on the plan.

Our laws and the whole constitution of our state having been thus delineated.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: delineate
he/she/it: delineates
present participle: delineating
past tense: delineated
past participle: delineated
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