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depict

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de·pict  (d-pkt)
tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts
1. To represent in a picture or sculpture.
2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent.

[Middle English depicten, from Latin dpingere, dpict- : d-, de- + pingere, to picture; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]

de·piction n.

depict
Verb
1. to represent by drawing, painting, etc.
2. to describe in words [Latin depingere]
depiction n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.depict - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
illustrate - depict with an illustration
map - depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
2.depict - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
delineate - describe in vivid detail
exposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"
adumbrate, outline, sketch - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
3.depict - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

depict
Translations

depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → pintar (= describe); representar
depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → représenter;
(in words) → (dé)peindre, décrire
depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → darstellen;
(describe) → beschreiben
depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → dipingere;
(in words) → descrivere

depict
v depict [diˈpikt]
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2 to describe Her novel depicts the life of country people.uitbeeld, beskryfيَصِفописвамpopisovatskildreschildernπεριγράφωdecribir, retratarkirjeldamaشرح دادن؛ آشکار کردنkuvatadécrireלְתָאֵרवर्णन करनाopisatileírmemerikanlÿsadescrivere描写する표현하다, 내용으로 하다vaizduotiaprakstītmenggambarkanbeschrijvenskildre, framstilleopisywaćretratara descrieописыватьopísaťopisovatioslikavatiskildraพรรณนาtasvir etmek描述зображати; описуватиبیان کرناmô tả

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I may have gone too far; in which case I shall be careful not to trouble myself or my readers in the same way again; but when we have to do with vice and vicious characters, I maintain it is better to depict them as they really are than as they would wish to appear.
Nor, will the tragic dramatist who would depict mortal indomitableness in its fullest sweep and direct swing, ever forget a hint, incidentally so important in his art, as the one now alluded to.
And therefore, if they want to depict, not God, but a revolutionist or a sage, let them take from history a Socrates, a Franklin, a Charlotte Corday, but not Christ.
 
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