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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Delineated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delineating}.]
1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See {Delineation}.
Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside.
2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy. --Walpole.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
delineated \delineated\ adjective
1. represented accurately or precisely. [Narrower terms: {diagrammatic, diagrammatical}; {drawn}; {painted}] [WordNet 1.5]
2. described in words with sharpness and detail or with vivid imagery. Opposite of {undelineated}.
Syn: represented, delineate. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
delineated
adjective: represented accurately or precisely [syn: {represented}, {delineate}] [ant: {undelineated}]
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