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depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vb (tr)
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to represent by or as by drawing, sculpture, painting, etc.; delineate; portray 2. to represent in words; describe [from Latin dēpingere, from pingere to paint] depicter , depictor n depiction n depictive adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
depict Translations depict vt → darstellen; (in words also) → beschreiben depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → rappresentare; (in words) → descrivere, dipingere depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → rappresentare; (in words) → descrivere, dipingere v depict [diˈpikt] 1 to paint, draw etc. skilder, skets يرسُم، يُصَوِّر изобразявам zobrazit, vyobrazit male; tegne; afbilde abmalen απεικονίζω pintar, representar, retratar kujutama تصویر کردن؛ کشیدن piirtää représenter לְצָיֵיר चित्र खींचना naslikati, oslikati lefest menggambarkan draga upp mynd af dipingere 描く 그리다 piešti, vaizduoti zīmēt melukis afbeelden male, tegne, avbilde dawać obraz pintar a reprezenta изображать zobraziť slikati oslikati måla (teckna) av, avbilda วาดภาพ çizmek, resmetmek 描繪 малювати تصویر ، نقشہ ، خاکہ کھینچنا vẽ 描绘 2 to describe Her novel depicts the life of country people. uitbeeld, beskryf يَصِف описвам popisovat skildre schildern περιγράφω decribir, retratar kirjeldama شرح دادن؛ آشکار کردن kuvailla décrire לְתָאֵר वर्णन करना opisati leír memerikan lÿsa descrivere 描写する 묘사하다 vaizduoti aprakstīt menggambarkan beschrijven skildre, framstille opisywać retratar a descrie описывать opísať opisovati oslikavati skildra พรรณนา tasvir etmek 描述 зображати; описувати بیان کرنا mô tả 描述 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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