depict

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.

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

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de·piction n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" picture, show, render 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" describe, draw 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" limn, portray 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"

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depict

verb

1. illustrate, portray, picture, paint, outline, draw, sketch, render, reproduce, sculpt, delineate, limn a gallery of pictures depicting famous battles

2. describe, present, represent, detail, outline, sketch, characterize Children's books often depict animals as gentle creatures.

Translations

depict [dɪˈpɪkt] VT (in picture) → representar, pintar; (in words) → describir

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depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt

(in picture) → représenter

(in words) → dépeindre, décrire

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depict

vt → darstellen; (in words also) → beschreiben

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depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → rappresentare; (in words) → descrivere, dipingere

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depict [dɪˈpɪkt] vt (in picture) → rappresentare; (in words) → descrivere, dipingere

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depict

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