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Delineate

Delineated; portrayed.

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Similar meaning 10

Depicted 84% connected

of Depict

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Depicted 84% connected

of Depict

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Described 84% connected

of Describe

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Described 84% connected

of Describe

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Diagrammatic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diagram; showing by diagram.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Diagrammatic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diagram; showing by diagram.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pictured 84% connected

of Picture

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Pictured 84% connected

of Picture

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portrayed 84% connected

of Portray

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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portrayed 84% connected

of Portray

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Verb group 2

Draw 84% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Draw 84% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 8

Ascertain 76% connected

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Depict 76% connected

Depicted.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Describe 76% connected

To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the he…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Determine 76% connected

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Find 76% connected

To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a per…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mark 76% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 6

Circumscribe 76% connected

to write or engrave around.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contour 76% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Determine 76% connected

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inscribe 76% connected

To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Write 76% connected

To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the charact…

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Derivationally related 8

Delineation 74% connected

The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Delineation 74% connected

The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Depiction 74% connected

A painting or depicting; a representation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Depiction 74% connected

A painting or depicting; a representation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tracer 74% connected

One who, or that which, traces.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tracer 74% connected

One who, or that which, traces.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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tracing 74% connected

of Trace

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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tracing 74% connected

of Trace

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 10

Define 92% connected

To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Delimit 92% connected

To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Delineated 92% connected

of Delineate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Describe 92% connected

To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the he…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Draw 92% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Limn 92% connected

To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Line 92% connected

Flax; linen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Outline 92% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Specify 92% connected

To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to speci…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trace 92% connected

One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be draw…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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