depict

[ dih-pikt ]

/ dɪˈpɪkt /

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verb (used with object)

to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.

to represent or characterize in words; describe.

Nearby words

depersonalize, depew, depew, chauncey mitchell, dephosphorylate, dephosphorylation, depict, depiction, depicture, depigmentation, depilate, depilation

Origin of depict

1625–35; < Latin dēpictus (past participle of dēpingere), equivalent to dē- de- + pic- past participle stem of pingere to paint + -tus past participle suffix

SYNONYMS FOR depict

1 reproduce, draw, paint, limn.

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Related forms

de·pict·er, de·pic·tor, nounde·pic·tion, nounde·pic·tive, adjectiveun·de·pict·ed, adjective

well-de·pict·ed, adjective

Synonym study

1, 2. Depict, portray, sketch imply a representation of an object or scene by colors or lines, or by words. Depict emphasizes vividness of detail: to depict the confusion of departure. Portray emphasizes faithful representation: We could not portray the anguish of the exiles. Sketch suggests the drawing of the outlines of the most prominent features or details, often in a preparatory way: to sketch the plans for a community development.

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Examples from the Web for depicting

Do you worry about glorifying war, even inadvertently, by depicting it as something sacrosanct?
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award|Jacob Siegel|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rose [the main character in “The Cryptozoologist”] and I have kind of the same job, which is depicting this valley.
Tony Earley's Imaginary Friends|Mindy Farabee|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the last twenty years, the LGBT equality movement has focused on depicting LGBT lives as they are.
Kirk Cameron Changes His Tune on Same-Sex Marriage|Jay Michaelson|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fleiss makes the film as a devotee would, depicting Weir in a saintly glow.
Bob Weir on Drugged-Out Deadheads and Living in Jerry Garcia’s Shadow|Emily Shire|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Are there any war movies that you feel have done a good job of depicting the plight of the soldier?
J.J. Abrams on ‘Star Trek Into Darkness,’ the Mission Continues & More|Marlow Stern|May 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In depicting the manner of this education Dickens rather overshoots the mark.
Victorian Worthies|George Henry Blore
Sheila Kaye-Smith has a wonderful gift for depicting the passion of true love in the most beautiful manner.
Why we should read|S. P. B. Mais
His power of depicting all shades of character,—high and low,—from the king to the common fisherman, is astonishing.
Tales from the Hindu Dramatists|R. N. Dutta
They are depicting a single age, a single "moment in culture."
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
In 1900 Bishop Alwyne Compton filled the window of this chapel with stained glass, depicting four of his most noted predecessors.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.

British Dictionary definitions for depicting

depict

/ (dɪˈpɪkt) /

verb (tr)

to represent by or as by drawing, sculpture, painting, etc; delineate; portray

to represent in words; describe

Derived Forms

depicter or depictor, noundepiction, noundepictive, adjective

Word Origin for depict

C17: from Latin dēpingere, from pingere to paint

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depict

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