Dictionary

delineate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/ (UK)

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.

Meanings

1. (as a participle, obsolete) Delineated, sketched out.
   • That forme which […] is delineate in the planispheare 1619, John Bainbridge, An astronomicall description of the late comet from the 18. of Nouemb. 1618. to the 16. of December following:
2. (as a participial adjective, obsolete) Sketched out, portrayed, described, defined.
   • ſtill do I ſee in Him delineate his mother's viſage. 1596, [attributed to William Shakespeare; Thomas Kyd], The Raigne of King Edward the Third: […], London: […] [T. Scarlet] for Cuthbert Burby, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

Forms

wikipedia: Early Modern English

delineate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/ (UK)

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.

Meanings

1. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
   • Bellmark delineated the space and began to dig. After clearing to about a foot deep he paused. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
2. To depict, represent with pictures.
3. To describe or depict with words or gestures.
4. (figuratively) To outline or mark out.

Forms

Deriveds

delineator · undelineated · delineation · nondelineated · redelineate · delineative · delineatory

Synonyms

delimit (to mark the limits or boundaries) · demarcate (to mark the limits or boundaries) · mark out (to mark the limits or boundaries) · demark (to mark the limits or boundaries)

Translations (33)

bg обрисувам (describe or depict with words or gestures) · tr tasvir etmek (describe or depict with words or gestures) · tr resmetmek (depict, represent with pictures) · tr tarif etmek (describe or depict with words or gestures) · fr décrire (describe or depict with words or gestures) · de skizzieren (depict, represent with pictures) · ro contura (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · ca traçar (depict, represent with pictures) · it delineare (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · de umreißen (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · pt delinear (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · ro schița (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · ca descriure (describe or depict with words or gestures) · fi hahmotella (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · sv skissera (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · ga dreach (depict, represent with pictures) · ca delinear (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · de schildern (describe or depict with words or gestures) · ga ríomh (describe or depict with words or gestures) · de abgrenzen (outline or mark out) · fi kuvata (depict, represent with pictures) · fi rajata (outline or mark out) · nl schilderen (describe or depict with words or gestures) · fr délinéer (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · fi kuvailla (describe or depict with words or gestures) · nl uiteenzetten (describe or depict with words or gestures) · nl afbakenen (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · ota چیزمك (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · bg очертавам (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · ota چكمك (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · bg скицирам (depict, represent with pictures) · es delinear (sketch out, draw or trace an outline) · tr betimlemek (describe or depict with words or gestures)

wikipedia: Early Modern English