Delineate (Verb)

Meaning 1

Determine the essential quality of.

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Delimit
  • Delimitate
  • Define
  • Specify

Hypernyms

  • Be

Hyponyms

  • Determine
  • Redefine

Related Words

  • Delineation (noun)

Meaning 2

Show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Define

Hypernyms

  • Show

Related Words

  • Delineative (adjective)
  • Delineation (noun)

Meaning 3

Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Line
  • Trace
  • Draw
  • Describe

Hypernyms

  • Mark

Hyponyms

  • Construct
  • Circumscribe
  • Write
  • Inscribe

Related Words

  • Delineation (noun)

Meaning 4

Trace the shape of.

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

  • Outline
  • Limn

Related Words

  • Delineative (adjective)
  • Delineation (noun)

Meaning 5

Describe in vivid detail.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

  • Draw
  • Depict

Related Words

  • Delineation (noun)
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