delineate
English Thesaurus
1. describe in vivid detail (verb.communication)
2. make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | mark, |
| definition | : | make or leave a mark on (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | construct, |
| definition | : | draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | inscribe, |
| definition | : | draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | circumscribe, |
| definition | : | draw a line around (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | circumscribe, |
| definition | : | to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | write, |
| definition | : | mark or trace on a surface (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | draw, |
| definition | : | engage in drawing (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | draw, |
| definition | : | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface (verb.creation) |
3. trace the shape of (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | draw, |
| definition | : | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | lipstick, |
| definition | : | form by tracing with lipstick (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | contour, |
| definition | : | form the contours of (verb.creation) |
4. determine the essential quality of (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | determine, |
| definition | : | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | redefine, |
| definition | : | give a new or different definition to (verb.stative) |
5. show the form or outline of (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | show, |
| definition | : | make visible or noticeable (verb.perception) |
6. represented accurately or precisely (adj.all)
| similar | : | described, |
| definition | : | represented in words especially with sharpness and detail (adj.all) |
7. describe in vivid detail (verb.communication)
8. make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lineation, |
| definition | : | the act of marking or outlining with lines (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tracing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drawing, |
| definition | : | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | tracer, |
| definition | : | an instrument used to make tracings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | trace, tracing, |
| definition | : | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | line, |
| definition | : | a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lineation, outline, |
| definition | : | the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location) |
9. trace the shape of (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | lineation, outline, |
| definition | : | the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location) |
10. determine the essential quality of (verb.stative)
11. show the form or outline of (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | definition, |
| definition | : | clarity of outline (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | defining, shaping, |
| definition | : | any process serving to define the shape of something (noun.process) |
12. represented accurately or precisely (adj.all)
| antonym | : | undelineated, |
| definition | : | not represented accurately or precisely (adj.all) |
13. describe in vivid detail (verb.communication)
14. make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lineation, |
| definition | : | the act of marking or outlining with lines (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tracing, |
| definition | : | the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | drawing, |
| definition | : | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | tracer, |
| definition | : | an instrument used to make tracings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | trace, tracing, |
| definition | : | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | line, |
| definition | : | a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lineation, outline, |
| definition | : | the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location) |
15. trace the shape of (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | lineation, outline, |
| definition | : | the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location) |
16. determine the essential quality of (verb.stative)
17. show the form or outline of (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | definition, |
| definition | : | clarity of outline (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | defining, shaping, |
| definition | : | any process serving to define the shape of something (noun.process) |
18. represented accurately or precisely (adj.all)
| antonym | : | undelineated, |
| definition | : | not represented accurately or precisely (adj.all) |
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