| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To circumscribe, confine, limit or restrict.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To sketch or outline.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb delineate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (delineate) | 1. Show the form or outline of.[Wordnet]. 2. Determine the essential quality of.[Wordnet]. 3. Trace the shape of.[Wordnet]. 4. Make a mark or lines on a surface.[Wordnet]. 5. Describe in vivid detail.[Wordnet]. 6. Delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object".[Wordnet]. 7. 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.[Websters]. 8. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: delineating, delineated, delineates, delineator, delineators, delineatingly and delineatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DELINEATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DELINEATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Drawing the form; sketching; painting; describing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of delineate. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
