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, describe, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketchRelated 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, reimageNear 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, characterize, describe, portray, representRelated 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 picture, image, portray, representRelated Words delineate, describe, document, render; outline, silhouette, sketch; illustrate, show; diagram; caricature