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Definition of: delineate
(di·lin′ē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To draw in outline; trace out.
2. To portray pictorially.
3. To describe verbally. See synonyms under CIRCUMSCRIBE. [<L delineatus, pp. of delineare <de- completely + lineare draw a line <linea a line]
—de·lin′·e·a′tive adjective
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