delineate

de·lin·e·ate

D0112500 (dĭ-lĭn′ē-āt′)tr.v. de·lin·e·at·ed, de·lin·e·at·ing, de·lin·e·ates 1. a. To draw or depict: "In black and white wash, he delineated the gnarled roots of a tree" (Sally Holmes Holtze).b. To describe or characterize in words: "the specter of the bored and isolated housewife, which Friedan delineated so brilliantly" (Mary V. Dearborn).2. 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. To show or contain a distinguishing characteristic of; distinguish: "The first game ... delineated the differences between the two teams" (Stuart Miller).

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[Latin dēlīneāre, dēlīneāt- : dē-, de- + līnea, line, thread; see line¹.]

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de·lin′e·a′tion n.de·lin′e·a′tive adj.de·lin′e·a′tor n.

delineate

(dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to trace the shape or outline of; sketch2. to represent pictorially, as by making a chart or diagram; depict3. to portray in words, esp with detail and precision; describe[C16: from Latin dēlīneāre to sketch out, from līnea line¹] deˈlineable adj deˌlineˈation n deˈlineative adj

de•lin•e•ate

(dɪˈlɪn iˌeɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to trace the outline of; represent pictorially. 2. to portray in words; describe with precision. [1550–60; < Latin dēlīneātus, past participle of dēlīneāre=dē- de- + līneāre to mark with lines] de•lin′e•a•ble (-ə bəl) adj. de•lin′e•a`tor, n.

delineate

Past participle: delineated
Gerund: delineating

Imperative
delineate
delineate

Present
I delineate
you delineate
he/she/it delineates
we delineate
you delineate
they delineate

Preterite
I delineated
you delineated
he/she/it delineated
we delineated
you delineated
they delineated

Present Continuous
I am delineating
you are delineating
he/she/it is delineating
we are delineating
you are delineating
they are delineating

Present Perfect
I have delineated
you have delineated
he/she/it has delineated
we have delineated
you have delineated
they have delineated

Past Continuous
I was delineating
you were delineating
he/she/it was delineating
we were delineating
you were delineating
they were delineating

Past Perfect
I had delineated
you had delineated
he/she/it had delineated
we had delineated
you had delineated
they had delineated

Future
I will delineate
you will delineate
he/she/it will delineate
we will delineate
you will delineate
they will delineate

Future Perfect
I will have delineated
you will have delineated
he/she/it will have delineated
we will have delineated
you will have delineated
they will have delineated

Future Continuous
I will be delineating
you will be delineating
he/she/it will be delineating
we will be delineating
you will be delineating
they will be delineating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been delineating
you have been delineating
he/she/it has been delineating
we have been delineating
you have been delineating
they have been delineating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been delineating
you will have been delineating
he/she/it will have been delineating
we will have been delineating
you will have been delineating
they will have been delineating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been delineating
you had been delineating
he/she/it had been delineating
we had been delineating
you had been delineating
they had been delineating

Conditional
I would delineate
you would delineate
he/she/it would delineate
we would delineate
you would delineate
they would delineate

Past Conditional
I would have delineated
you would have delineated
he/she/it would have delineated
we would have delineated
you would have delineated
they would have delineated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	delineate - show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"defineshow - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
	2.	delineate - determine the essential quality ofdefine, delimit, delimitate, specifydetermine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"redefine - give a new or different definition to; "She redefined his duties"
	3.	delineate - trace the shape oflimn, outlinelipstick - form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"contour - form the contours ofdraw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
	4.	delineate - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"trace, describe, draw, linemark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"inscribe - draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possiblecircumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectdraw - engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
	5.	delineate - describe in vivid detaildescribe, depict, draw - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
Adj.	1.	delineate - represented accurately or preciselydelineated, represented

delineate

verb1. outline, describe, draw, picture, paint, chart, trace, portray, sketch, render, depict, characterize, map out The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.2. determine, define, chart, map out a settlement to delineate the border

delineate

verbTo present a lifelike image of:depict, describe, express, image, limn, picture, portray, render, represent, show.

Translations

délimiterdélinéerabbozzaredelinearedisegnarelineare