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delineate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DELINEATE

to draw or make apparent the outline of <the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire>

Synonyms define, delineate, silhouette, sketch, trace

Related Words line; bound, fringe, margin, skirt; edge, hem, rim, trim; frame; circle, compass, encircle, girdle, girth, loop, ring, round, surround; chart, diagram, draw, map (out)

to give a representation or account of in words <the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country>

Synonyms delineate, depict, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch

Near Antonyms color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

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