depict
- to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- to represent or characterize in words; describe.
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portray, represent, sketch, characterize, detail, reproduce, paint, interpret, illustrate, delineate, picture, outline, relate, image, state, limn, report, design, narrate, sculptExamples from the Web for depicted
Contemporary Examples of depicted
The petroleum industry has depicted fracking as a few antiseptic drills dug on peaceful farmland.
Paris as depicted by contemporary photography appears… lackluster.
In it, the firebrand Republican senator from Texas is depicted as a kid-friendly “passionate fighter for limited government.”
In The Theory of Everything, the “master of the universe” is depicted as a gentle man and loving—albeit conflicted—husband.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse ClaimsMarlow Stern
November 6, 2014
Mystics are often depicted as being one with nature and having a strong relationship with animals.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical HeroRegina Lizik
October 28, 2014
Historical Examples of depicted
In his fight with Cloten he is depicted as a rare swordsman of wonderful magnanimity.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
Stupefaction was depicted on the major's face, and he became livid.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
But there are other cases such as that depicted by Brieux in "Les Avariés."
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
Then everywhere was consternation; dumb, deep rage was depicted on every countenance.
The DownfallEmile Zola
Here is the Man of the Hour, depicted in all his naked realism.
Blood and IronJohn Hubert Greusel
depict
- to represent by or as by drawing, sculpture, painting, etc; delineate; portray
- to represent in words; describe