The wall was painted with a large mural depicting famous scenes from American history.
Several of the architect's most famous buildings will soon be depicted on postage stamps.
The photograph depicts the two brothers standing in front of a store.
Angels are usually depicted with wings.
In the drawing, the magic cap was depicted as a soft, black hat.
The movie depicts the life of early settlers.
I like the way she depicts the characters in her novels.
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If you depict someone or something, you show what that person or thing is like—either in some kind of image (such as a drawing, painting, photograph, or movie), or with words.
What results from your efforts to depict that person or thing can be called a depiction. The noun depiction is included at this entry without a definition because its meaning can be easily understood from the definition of the verb—it's the act of, or an instance of, depicting something or someone—but some examples of depiction in a sentence might be helpful:
The depiction of the battle in the painting is not historically correct.
I think the novel is a good depiction of a typical modern American marriage.
Many were moved by the film's depictions of animals helping people.
The author's depiction of the practice as uncommon is problematic; it's done by millions of people throughout the world every day.
The essay is an honest depiction of life in the city.
The book is fascinating in its depiction of the country's early history.
First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same year: to show (someone or something) in a picture, painting, photograph, etc.
: to describe (someone or something) using words, a story, etc.
See words that rhyme with depict Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for depict Spanish Central: Translation of depict Nglish: Translation of depict for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of depict for Arabic speakers
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