kuvailla — meaning in English

English meaning

• delineate verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
• describe verb To put something into words, giving an account of what it is like.
• portray verb To represent someone or something in a picture, film, or performance.
• set verb To put something in a particular place or position.

Senses

kuvailla is used for these senses in English:

• delineate To describe or depict with words or gestures.
• describe (transitive) To represent in words.
• describe (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
• portray (figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.

delineate — full definition

1. verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
2. verb To depict, represent with pictures.
3. verb To describe or depict with words or gestures.
4. verb To outline or mark out.

describe — full definition

1. verb To put something into words, giving an account of what it is like.
2. verb To trace or form a particular shape, especially in geometry.

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