paint a picture

Found in thesaurus: evince, express, show

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paint a picture

Verb
1. call to mind or evoke
(synonym) suggest, evoke
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) smack, reek


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paint a picture
describe in detail, portray with words The speaker painted a picture of a ghetto with kids on the streets.