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depict

[dih-pikt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to represent by or as if by painting or other visual image; portray; delineate.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to represent or characterize in words; describe.



depict

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to represent by or as by drawing, sculpture, painting, etc; delineate; portray

  2. to represent in words; describe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • depicter noun
  • depictor noun
  • depiction noun
  • depictive adjective
  • ˈ辱پ adjective
  • ˈ辱ٱ noun
  • ˈ辱پDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of depict1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ŧ辱ٳܲ (past participle of ŧ辱Բ ), equivalent to ŧ- de- + pic- past participle stem of pingere “to paint” ( paint ) + -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of depict1

C17: from Latin ŧ辱Բ, from pingere to paint
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Synonym Study

Depict, portray, sketch imply a representation of an object or scene by colors or lines, or by words. Depict emphasizes vividness of detail: to depict the confusion of departure. Portray emphasizes faithful representation: We could not portray the anguish of the exiles. Sketch suggests the drawing of the outlines of the most prominent features or details, often in a preparatory way: to sketch the plans for a community development.
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Example Sentences

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Videos published on social media depicted fire and visible damage to several residential buildings in Tehran — presumably the homes of officials in the Israeli strikes.

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The Department of Homeland Security, ICE’s parent agency, released a poster on social media this week that depicts Uncle Sam urging people to call a hotline to “report all foreign invaders.”

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The book depicts the expertise and dedication of the medical staff who look after Kiera in her final hours, and use her organs to offer Max a new life.

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It was violent and often unflinching in depicting the harshness of life on the American frontier.

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“S—” was the “best” of it, demonstrating that decades after the horrific events the series depicts, emotions still run high across Ireland.

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