verb (used with object),de·lin·e·at·ed,de·lin·e·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.
Origin of delineate
1550–60; <Latin dēlīneātus, equivalent to dē-de- + līneātuslineate
OTHER WORDS FROM delineate
de·lin·e·a·ble[dih-lin-ee-uh-buhl], /dɪˈlɪn i ə bəl/, adjectivepre·de·lin·e·ate,verb (used with object),pre·de·lin·e·at·ed,pre·de·lin·e·at·ing.un·de·lin·e·a·ble,adjectiveun·de·lin·e·at·ed,adjective
Under the standard delineated by the justices in the Boren case, such a law can be justified only if it is substantially related to an important governmental interest.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Helped Shape The Modern Era Of Women’s Rights – Even Before She Went On The Supreme Court|LGBTQ-Editor|September 21, 2020|No Straight News
Designers recommend installing curtains, floor screens, doors, or even working in a closet to delineate a barrier from the rest of our lives.
A peek inside home offices around the world|Anne Quito|September 20, 2020|Quartz
Datalog is used to delineate possible events that can occur in a time series based on events that have already occurred.
Disco, bell bottoms, big hair…and cutting-edge A.I.?|Jeremy Kahn|September 8, 2020|Fortune
It bars LGBT staff and students, and requires job applicants to agree that marriage unites one man with one woman “in a single, exclusive covenant union as delineated in Scripture.”
Harris should make Pence’s bigotry an issue|James Driscoll|August 28, 2020|Washington Blade
That information could be the distance to a car you’re following, or markers delineating the edge of the road in low-light situations, or navigation help via directional arrows that work a bit like the optimal racing line overlay in games like Forza.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 11)|Singularity Hub Staff|July 11, 2020|Singularity Hub
The parcel is 2.15 hectares (about 5.3 acres) and has been mapped out and delineated in this exact size since the year 1507.
The Next UNESCO World Heritage Site: Burgundy’s Pinot Noir Country?|Jordan Salcito|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Are there any other passions than those which have been delineated by Racine, and sketched by Quinault?
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Or that his nature, being such as we have delineated, is akin to the highest good?
The Republic|Plato
The principal designs may be delineated, but one to answer every view and situation, we pretend not to give.
The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert
The results to which all this gives rise are delineated with consummate skill and good-humored satire.
Maria Edgeworth|Helen Zimmern
I have delineated the more favourable side already; but it has its shadows.
The Gamekeeper at Home|Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for delineate
delineate
/ (dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪt) /
verb(tr)
to trace the shape or outline of; sketch
to represent pictorially, as by making a chart or diagram; depict
to portray in words, esp with detail and precision; describe