depict Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb show in, or as in, a picture
picture; render; show.
- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
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verb give a description of
draw; describe.
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
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verb make a portrait of
portray; limn.
- Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba
WordNet
De*pict" past participle
Etymology
L.Definitions
Depicted. Lydgate.
De*pict" past participle
Etymology
L.Definitions
Depicted. Lydgate.
De*pict" transitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
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To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray. His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber. Fuller.
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To represent in words; to describe vividly. Cæsar's gout was then depicted in energetic language. Motley.