English Explanatory Dictionary

delineate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  2. To depict, represent with pictures.
  3. To describe or depict with words or gestures.
  4. To outline or mark out.
adj
  1. Delineated, sketched out.
  2. Sketched out, portrayed, described, defined.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delineate.wav

Word forms

delineate delineates delineating delineated more delineate most delineate

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

mark out demark demarcate delimit

Derived words

delineation delineative delineator delineatory nondelineated redelineate undelineated
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