kuvailla — meaning in English

English meaning

• delineate verb To draw the outer shape or outline of something.
• 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 draw the outer shape or outline of something.
2. verb To show something using pictures or images.
3. verb To explain or show something using words or actions.
4. verb To show the boundaries or main shape of something.

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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