Delineate Meaning
/dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
verbTo depict, represent with pictures.
Sentence Examples
There is no map that can delineate which land is ours and which is theirs.
In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to delineate their border.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The report will ____ the key differences between the two policies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is no map that can ____ which land is ours and which is theirs.
Word Origin & History
First attested in 1559; borrowed from Latin dēlīneātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīneo (“to sketch out, to delineate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- + līnea (“line”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Bellmark delineated the space and began to dig. After clearing to about a foot deep he paused."
— 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
"That forme which […] is delineate in the planispheare"
— 1619, John Bainbridge, An astronomicall description of the late comet from the 18. of Nouemb. 1618. to the 16. of December following:
"ſtill do I ſee in Him delineate his mother's viſage."
— 1596, [attributed to William Shakespeare; Thomas Kyd], The Raigne of King Edward the Third: […], London: […] [T. Scarlet] for Cuthbert Burby, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The report will ____ the key differences between the two policies.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is no map that can ____ which land is ours and which is theirs.