Definition of "delineate" [de•lin•e•ate]

• To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out. (verb-transitive)
• To represent pictorially; depict. (verb-transitive)
• To depict in words or gestures; describe. See Synonyms at represent. (verb-transitive)

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• "The inability to see is an inability to "delineate": a persistent equation in the novel ( "Over him hung a form which I cannot find words to describe," Walton says [152])."
• "Professor has finished measuring, and is preparing to "delineate" me."
• "So the first order of business at the Trial of Barack Obama was to "delineate" (I think he just meant "delete") the most explosive charges -- treason and sedition -- from the indictment."