Delineate
Delineate verb - To give a representation or account of in words.
Usage example: the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country
Represent is a synonym for delineate in describe topic. In some cases you can use "Represent" instead a verb "Delineate", when it comes to topics like action, draw, picture, show. popular alternative
Represent
Represent verb - To present a picture of.
Usage example: a painting representing the ocean at sunrise
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- illustrate and delineate
- illustrate and represent
- sketch and delineate
- sketch and represent
- draw and delineate
- draw and represent
- picture and delineate
- picture and represent
- express and delineate
- express and represent
- show and delineate
- show and represent
- designate and delineate
- designate and represent
Common collocations
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