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de·pict
(dĭ-pĭkt′)tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts
1. To represent in a picture or sculpture: Each page's border has designs that depict forest animals.
2. To represent in words; describe: stories that depict life on the frontier.
[Middle English depicten, from Latin dēpingere, dēpict- : dē-, de- + pingere, to picture; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]
de·pic′tion n.
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depict
(dɪˈpɪkt)vb (tr)
1. (Art Terms) to represent by or as by drawing, sculpture, painting, etc; delineate; portray
2. to represent in words; describe
[C17: from Latin dēpingere, from pingere to paint]
deˈpicter, deˈpictor n
deˈpiction n
deˈpictive adj
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de•pict
(dɪˈpɪkt)v.t.
1. to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
2. to represent or characterize in words; describe.
de•pict′er, de•pic′tor, n.
de•pic′tion, n.
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depict
Past participle: depicted
Gerund: depicting
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| I depict |
| you depict |
| he/she/it depicts |
| we depict |
| you depict |
| they depict |
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| I depicted |
| you depicted |
| he/she/it depicted |
| we depicted |
| you depicted |
| they depicted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am depicting |
| you are depicting |
| he/she/it is depicting |
| we are depicting |
| you are depicting |
| they are depicting |
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| I have depicted |
| you have depicted |
| he/she/it has depicted |
| we have depicted |
| you have depicted |
| they have depicted |
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| I was depicting |
| you were depicting |
| he/she/it was depicting |
| we were depicting |
| you were depicting |
| they were depicting |
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| I had depicted |
| you had depicted |
| he/she/it had depicted |
| we had depicted |
| you had depicted |
| they had depicted |
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| I will depict |
| you will depict |
| he/she/it will depict |
| we will depict |
| you will depict |
| they will depict |
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| I will have depicted |
| you will have depicted |
| he/she/it will have depicted |
| we will have depicted |
| you will have depicted |
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| I will be depicting |
| you will be depicting |
| he/she/it will be depicting |
| we will be depicting |
| you will be depicting |
| they will be depicting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been depicting |
| you have been depicting |
| he/she/it has been depicting |
| we have been depicting |
| you have been depicting |
| they have been depicting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been depicting |
| you will have been depicting |
| he/she/it will have been depicting |
| we will have been depicting |
| you will have been depicting |
| they will have been depicting |
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| I had been depicting |
| you had been depicting |
| he/she/it had been depicting |
| we had been depicting |
| you had been depicting |
| they had been depicting |
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| I would depict |
| you would depict |
| he/she/it would depict |
| we would depict |
| you would depict |
| they would depict |
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| I would have depicted |
| you would have depicted |
| he/she/it would have depicted |
| we would have depicted |
| you would have depicted |
| they would have depicted |
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Verb 1. depict - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
illustrate - depict with an illustration
map - depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
2. depict - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
delineate - describe in vivid detail
3. depict - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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depict
verb
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Translations
يرسُم، يُصَوِّريَصِف
popisovatvyobrazitzobrazit
afbildemaleskildretegne
kuvata
lefestleírlerajzol
draga upp mynd aflÿsa
pieštivaizduoti
aprakstītzīmēt
zobraziť
çizmek resmetmektasvir etmek
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depict
vt → darstellen ; (in words also) → beschreiben
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depict
(diˈpikt) verb1. to paint, draw etc. skilder, skets يرسُم، يُصَوِّر изобразявам pintar zobrazit, vyobrazit abmalen male; tegne; afbilde απεικονίζω pintar, representar, retratar kujutama تصویر کردن؛ کشیدن piirtää représenter לְצָיֵיר चित्र खींचना naslikati, oslikati lefest menggambarkan draga upp mynd af dipingere 描く 그리다 piešti, vaizduoti zīmēt melukis afbeelden male, tegne, avbilde dawać obraz انځورول، رسمول، ععكس اخيستل، تشريح كول pintar a reprezenta изображать zobraziť slikati oslikati måla (teckna) av, avbilda วาดภาพ çizmek, resmetmek 描繪 малювати تصویر ، نقشہ ، خاکہ کھینچنا vẽ 描绘
2. to describe. Her novel depicts the life of country people. uitbeeld, beskryf يَصِف описвам retratar popisovat schildern skildre περιγράφω decribir, retratar kirjeldama شرح دادن؛ آشکار کردن kuvailla décrire לְתָאֵר वर्णन करना opisati leír memerikan lÿsa descrivere 描写する 묘사하다 vaizduoti aprakstīt menggambarkan beschrijven skildre, framstille opisywać ، تشريح كول retratar a descrie описывать opísať opisovati oslikavati skildra พรรณนา tasvir etmek 描述 зображати; описувати بیان کرنا mô tả 描述
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