delineate
verb (used with object)
to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially.
delineating
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present participleof delineate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He and the large L.A.-based produce company have dueling legal complaints over a contract delineating how the fruit was to be marketed and sold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The related documents have provided the biggest tranche of information about the case thus far, delineating key details in the ongoing investigation, which has been shrouded in secrecy.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Mr. Sturridge is almost animalistic and at times absurdly funny in delineating Mat’s sudden and obsessive love; it seems to draw him to Anna with an almost overpowering force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
The accents are depthless, burnished black: black railings enclosing white porches, black drainpipes crawling down white walls, black trim delineating white window frames.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
I draw them, delineating the structures with different colored pencils, though I can never get the same luminous brillance.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
