English Dictionary
◊ DELINEATE
delineate
adj : represented accurately or precisely" [syn: {delineated}, {represented}]
[ant: {undelineated}]
v 1: delineate the form or outline of: "The tree was clearly
defined by the light"; "The camera could define the
smallest object" [syn: {define}]
2: determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {define},
{delimit}, {delimitate}]
3: trace the shape of [syn: {limn}, {outline}]
4: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "draw the
outlines of a figure in the sand"; "trace an animal shape"
[syn: {trace}, {draw}, {line}, {outline}, {describe}]
5: describe in vivid detail