delineate

CEFRC1

/dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To describe or show something clearly and exactly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To depict, represent with pictures.

Examples

  • In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to delineate their border.

  • There is no map that can delineate which land is ours and which is theirs.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To describe or depict with words or gestures.

  2. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.

  3. To outline or mark out.

More examples

In context

  • Bellmark delineated the space and began to dig. After clearing to about a foot deep he paused.

  • That forme which […] is delineate in the planispheare

  • ſtill do I ſee in Him delineate his mother's viſage.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.