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limn

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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it

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“Limn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limn. Accessed 9 Dec. 2022.

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