limn

limn  (lm)

tr.v. limned, limn·ing (lmnng), limns

1. To describe.

2. To depict by painting or drawing. See Synonyms at represent.

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[Middle English limnen, to illuminate (a manuscript), probably alteration (influenced by limnour, illustrator) of luminen, from Old French luminer, from Latin lminre, to illuminate, adorn, from lmen, lmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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limner (lmnr) n.

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limn [lɪm]

vb (tr)

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to represent in drawing or painting

2. Archaic to describe in words

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an obsolete word for illuminate

[from Old French enluminer to illumine (a manuscript) from Latin inlūmināre to brighten, from lūmen light]

limner  [ˈlɪmnə] n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	limn - trace the shape of delineate, outline lipstick - form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks" contour - form the contours of draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
	2.	limn - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" portray, depict 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"