photograph Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
photo; pic; picture; exposure.
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verb record on photographic film
snap; shoot.
- I photographed the scene of the accident
- She snapped a picture of the President
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verb undergo being photographed in a certain way
- Children photograph well
WordNet
Pho"to*graph noun
Etymology
Definitions
A picture or likeness obtained by photography.
Pho"to*graph transitive verb
Wordforms
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To take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as, to photograph a view; tophotograph a group.He makes his pen drawing on white paper, and they are afterwards photographed on wood. Hamerton.
Also used figuratively. He is photographed on my mind. Lady D. Hardy.
Pho"to*graph intransitive verb
Definitions
To practice photography; to take photographs.