delineate
/dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/ verb C2- To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
- To depict, represent with pictures.
- To describe or depict with words or gestures.
- To outline or mark out.
He/she/it delineates · Past delineated · Past participle delineated · -ing form delineating
Verb forms
- Base form
- delineate
- He/she/it
- delineates
- Past
- delineated
- Past participle
- delineated
- -ing form
- delineating
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He delineated the intricate characteristics of the bitterroot, the Osage orange, and the ponderosa pine, providing exhaustive descriptions that would eventually captivate the scientific community.
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