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Definition of DEPICT

1

to give a representation or account of in words <this letter from an eyewitness depicts the battle in greater detail than any other account>

Synonyms delineate, depict, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch

Related Words characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimage

Near Antonyms color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

2

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group <the report depicted him as a reliable assistant and an employee who could be entrusted with any task>

Synonyms character, define, depict, describe, portray, represent

Related Words categorize, classify, pigeonhole, type; color, identify, indicate, name, specify; distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp

3

to present a picture of <the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day>

Synonyms depict, image, portray, represent

Related Words delineate, describe, document, render; outline, silhouette, sketch; illustrate, show; diagram; caricature