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Webster 1913 Edition
Delineate
De-lin′e-ate
,Adj.
Delineated; portrayed.
[R.]
De-lin′e-ate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Delineated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Delineating
.] 1.
To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See
Delineation
. Adventurous to
delineate
nature’s form. Akenside.
2.
To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Customs or habits
delineated
with great accuracy. Walpole.
Webster 1828 Edition
Delineate
DELINEATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To draw the lines which exhibit the form of a thing; to mark out with lines; to make a draught; to sketch or design; as, to delineate the form of the earth, or a diagram.2.
To paint; to represent in picture; to draw a likeness of; as, to delineate Nestor like Adonis, or time with Absaloms head.3.
Figuratively, to describe; to represent to the mind or understanding; to exhibit a likeness in words;as, to delineate the character of Newton, or the virtue of Aristides.