"delineate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delineate.wav Forms: delineates [present, singular, third-person], delineating [participle, present], delineated [participle, past], delineated [past]
Etymology: From Latin dēlīneātus, past participle of dēlīneo (“to sketch out, to delineate”), from de- + līnea (“line”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēlīneātus}} Latin dēlīneātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} delineate (third-person singular simple present delineates, present participle delineating, simple past and past participle delineated)
  1. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline. Translations (sketch out, draw or trace an outline): очертавам (očertavam) (Bulgarian), afbakenen (Dutch), hahmotella (Finnish), délinéer (French), umreißen (German), schița (Romanian), contura (Romanian), delinear (Spanish), skissera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-delineate-en-verb-2iFCoyvQ Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 11 9 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 20 9 36 Disambiguation of 'sketch out, draw or trace an outline': 85 3 2 10
  2. To depict, represent with pictures. Translations (depict, represent with pictures): скицирам (skiciram) (Bulgarian), kuvata (Finnish), skizzieren (German), dreach (Irish), resmetmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-delineate-en-verb-e46dnkfo Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 11 9 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 20 9 36 Disambiguation of 'depict, represent with pictures': 5 79 12 4
  3. To describe or depict with words or gestures. Translations (describe or depict with words or gestures): обрисувам (obrisuvam) (Bulgarian), uiteenzetten (Dutch), schilderen (Dutch), kuvailla (Finnish), décrire (French), schildern (German), ríomh (Irish), betimlemek (Turkish), tasvir etmek (Turkish), tarif etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-delineate-en-verb-WVsZLbct Disambiguation of 'describe or depict with words or gestures': 4 13 81 3
  4. To outline or mark out. Synonyms (to mark the limits or boundaries): demark, demarcate, delimit Translations (outline or mark out): rajata (Finnish), abgrenzen (German)
    Sense id: en-delineate-en-verb-eiJFMoQZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 10 8 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 11 9 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 17 12 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 16 12 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 17 12 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 16 12 45 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 18 12 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 22 15 9 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 20 9 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 15 10 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 17 12 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 15 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 17 11 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 17 11 47 Disambiguation of 'to mark the limits or boundaries': 24 17 5 54 Disambiguation of 'outline or mark out': 11 3 2 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: delineation, delineative, delineator

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ríomh"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "describe or depict with words or gestures",
      "word": "betimlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "describe or depict with words or gestures",
      "word": "tasvir etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "describe or depict with words or gestures",
      "word": "tarif etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "outline or mark out",
      "word": "rajata"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "outline or mark out",
      "word": "abgrenzen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delineate"
}

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