depict
di-PIKT/dɪˈpɪkt/
Formsdepicts, depicting, depicted
Formsdepicts, depicting, depicted
- 1To show what something or someone is like using words, pictures, or sounds.
Like drawing a picture so others can see what something looks like.
The movie depicts life in a small fishing town.
Writers depict their characters through small, telling details.
Similarshow, portray, describe, draw, render
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- 2Shown or pictured in a painting, carving, or other work.
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Origin
From Latin, from a word meaning to paint or draw, which came into Middle English as 'depicten'.