dessiner — meaning in English

English meaning

• draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
• limn verb To draw or paint; to delineate.

Senses

dessiner is used for these senses in English:

• draw (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]
• limn (transitive, also, figuratively) To draw or paint; to delineate.

draw — full definition

1. verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
2. verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
3. verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
4. verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
5. verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.

limn — full definition

1. verb To draw or paint; to delineate.
2. verb To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour.

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