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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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
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
