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    delineate
    /dɪˈlɪnɪeɪt/

    verb

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  2. to describe or mark the edge of something: The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter. The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining. account (to someone) for something. accountability. adumbrate. adumbration. annotation. annotator. belabour.

  3. The meaning of DELINEATE is to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail. How to use delineate in a sentence.

  4. Delineate definition: to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially. See examples of DELINEATE used in a sentence.

  5. adjective. represented accurately or precisely. synonyms: delineated, represented. depicted, pictured, portrayed. represented graphically by sketch or design or lines. described. represented in words especially with sharpness and detail. diagrammatic, diagrammatical. shown or represented by diagrams. see more. verb. show the form or outline of.

  6. If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail. [ formal ] Biography must to some extent delineate characters.

  7. to describe or mark the edge of something: The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter. The boundary of the parking lot is delineated by a low brick wall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining. account (to someone) for something. accountability. adumbrate. adumbration. annotation. annotator.

  8. a. To mark, form, or show the outline or border of: The police delineated the crime scene with yellow tape. A hedge delineates one plot of land from the other. b. To establish the position of (a border): The treaty delineates the border between Spanish and American territory. c.

  9. delineate something to describe, draw or explain something in detail. Our objectives need to be precisely delineated. The ship's route is clearly delineated on the map.

  10. delineate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧lin‧e‧ate /dɪˈlɪnieɪt/ verb [ transitive] formal 1 to describe or draw something carefully so that people can understand it The document delineates your rights and your obligations. 2 to make the borders between two areas very clear The boundaries of these areas should be ...

  11. de•lin•e•ate (di lin′ ē āt′), v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil. to portray in words; describe or outline with precision: In her speech she delineated the city plan with great care.

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