décrire — meaning in English

English meaning

• delineate verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
• depict verb To show or represent something through a picture, description, or performance.
• 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.

Senses

décrire is used for these senses in English:

• delineate To describe or depict with words or gestures.
• depict To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]
• 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.

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