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Adjective: delineate  di'li-nee,eyt
  1. Represented accurately or precisely
    - delineated
Verb: delineate  di'li-nee,eyt
  1. Show the form or outline of
    "The tree was clearly delineated by the light";
    - define
     
  2. Determine the essential quality of
    - specify, define, delimit, delimitate
     
  3. Trace the shape of
    - limn, outline
     
  4. Make a mark or lines on a surface
    - trace, draw, line, describe
     
  5. Describe in vivid detail

Derived forms: delineated, delineates, delineating

See also: depicted, described, diagrammatic, diagrammatical, pictured, portrayed

Type of: be, depict, describe, draw, mark, show