# depict

Pronunciation: say "di-PIKT" /dɪˈpɪkt/

## Verb

1. To portray or describe something in words, pictures, sound, or another medium.
   - Simple: To show what something or someone is like using words, pictures, or sounds.
   - _The mural depicts the city's founding in vivid color._
   - _These photographs depict the aftermath of the storm in unflinching detail._

## Adjective

2. Represented or portrayed in some visual or descriptive form. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Shown or pictured in a painting, carving, or other work.

## Origin

From Middle English 'depicten', from Latin 'dēpictus', the past participle of 'dēpingō' ('to paint or portray').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/depict (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).