depict

Found in thesaurus: interpret, represent, exposit, expound, set forth

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depict
v. portray, characterize, draw, describe

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depict

Verb
1. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
(synonym) picture, render, show
(hypernym) represent, interpret
(hyponym) illustrate
(derivation) depiction, delineation, portrayal
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
2. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
(synonym) describe, draw
(hypernym) set forth, expound, exposit
(hyponym) represent
(derivation) word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
3. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
(synonym) portray, limn
(hypernym) represent, interpret
(derivation) depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production


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depict
v. zobrazit; líčit

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depict
Czas. przedstawiać; dawać obraz; opisywać

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Depict
(v. t.)
To represent in words; to describe vividly.
  
 
(v. t.)
To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.
  
 
(p. p.)
Depicted.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About