delineate
verb (used with object)
to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially.
have been delineating
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present perfect progressiveof delineate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And while the commercial diathesis, with its accompanying standard of distinction, continues, we fear the evils we have been delineating can be but partially cured.
From English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice by Frederick William Roe
You will see that the world, according to the ideas I have been delineating, is in a condition of rebellion.
From Our Unitarian Gospel by Minot J. (Minot Judson) Savage
