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delineatedelineate /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdelineateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin delineatus, from linea line VERB TABLEdelineate |
Present | I, you, we, they | delineate | | he, she, it | delineates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | delineated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have delineated | | he, she, it | has delineated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had delineated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will delineate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have delineated |
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Present | I | am delineating | | he, she, it | is delineating | | you, we, they | are delineating | Past | I, he, she, it | was delineating | | you, we, they | were delineating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been delineating | | he, she, it | has been delineating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been delineating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be delineating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been delineating |
1to describe something carefully so that it is easy to understand: The document delineates customers’ rights.2to show where the edges of an object or an area of land are—delineation /dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |