Word Definition

Delineate

  1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation.
  2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
  3. Delineated; portrayed.