delineate meaning

delineate as a verb

1. determine the essential quality of

   Synonyms: specify, define, delimit, delimitate

   Type of: be

   Kinds: determine, redefine

   Related forms: delineation

2. show the form or outline of
   • The tree was clearly defined by the light
   • The camera could define the smallest object

   Synonyms: define

   Type of: show

   Related forms: delineative, delineation

3. trace the shape of

   Synonyms: limn, outline

   Type of: draw

   Kinds: lipstick, contour

   Related forms: delineative, delineation

4. make a mark or lines on a surface
   • draw a line
   • trace the outline of a figure in the sand

   Synonyms: trace, draw, line, describe

   Type of: mark

   Kinds: construct, inscribe, circumscribe, write

   Related forms: delineation

5. describe in vivid detail

   Type of: describe

   Related forms: delineation

delineate as an adjective

1. represented accurately or precisely

   Synonyms: delineated, represented

   Similar: depicted, described, diagrammatic

delineate in a sentence

• In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to delineate their border.
• There is no map that can delineate which land is ours and which is theirs.

How to pronounce delineate

delineate is pronounced /dɪˈlɪnieɪt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.