English-Thai Dictionary

delineate

VT วาดรูป  ร่าง  draw skeletonize limn wad-rub

 

delineate

VT อธิบาย (คำ ทางการ  พรรณ นา  บรรยาย  ทำให้ เข้าใจ  depict describe confuse obfuscate ar-ti-bai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DELINEATE

v.t.[L. A line. ] 1. To draw the lines which exhibit the form of a thing; to mark out with lines; to make a draught; to sketch or design; as, to delineate the form of the earth, or a diagram.
2. To paint; to represent in picture; to draw a likeness of; as, to delineate Nestor like Adonis, or time with Absaloms head.
3. Figuratively, to describe; to represent to the mind or understanding; to exhibit a likeness in words; as, to delineate the character of Newton, or the virtue of Aristides.

 

DELINEATED

pp. Drawn; marked with lines exhibiting the form or figure; sketched; designed; painted; described.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DELINEATE

De *lin "e *ate, a. Etym: [L. delineatus, p. p. of delineare to delineate; de- + lineare to draw, fr. linea line. See Line. ]

 

Defn: Delineated; portrayed. [R.]

 

DELINEATE

De *lin "e *ate, v. t. [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

delineate

de lin e ate |diˈlinēˌāt dəˈlɪniˌeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] describe or portray (something ) precisely: the law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent. • indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary ). DERIVATIVES de lin e a tor |-ˌātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘trace the outline of something ’): from Latin delineat- ‘outlined, ’ from the verb delineare, from de- ‘out, completely ’ + lineare (from linea ‘line ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

delineate

delineate |dɪˈlɪnɪeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 describe or portray (something ) precisely: the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent. 2 indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary ). DERIVATIVES delineator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘trace the outline of something ’): from Latin delineat- ‘outlined ’, from the verb delineare, from de- ‘out, completely ’ + lineare (from linea ‘line ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

delineate

delineate verb 1 the aims of the study as delineated by the boss: describe, set forth /out, present, outline, sketch, depict, represent; map out, define, specify, identify. 2 a section delineated in red pen: outline, trace, block in, mark (out /off ), delimit.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

delineate

delineate verb 1 the initial aims of the study as delineated by the deputy head: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize; map out, chart; define, detail, specify, identify, particularize; literary limn. 2 a section on the map delineated in red marker pen: outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark (out /off ), delimit, mark the boundaries /limits of.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

delineate

de lin e ate /dɪlɪ́nièɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 …の輪郭を描く ; …を描写する, 描く .2 …を (言葉で )描写する, 述べる .