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Synonyms & Antonyms of limn
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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Near Antonyms for limn
- color,
- distort,
- falsify,
- garble,
- misdescribe,
- misrepresent,
- misstate,
- pervert,
- twist,
- warp
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“Limn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limn. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of limn was in 1592
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