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1
to draw or make apparent the outline of
- the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire
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2
to give a representation or account of in words
- the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country
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Near Antonyms for delineate
- color,
- distort,
- falsify,
- garble,
- misdescribe,
- misrepresent,
- misstate,
- pervert,
- twist,
- warp
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The first known use of delineate was in 1559
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