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depict

//dɪˈpɪkt//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

formal

Note for depict

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Forms

present (v1)
depict
past (v2)
depicted
past participle (v3)
depicted
present participle
depicting
3rd person singular
depicts

Definitions

  1. 1.To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.

    • Here the music depicts the delicate pattern of ice on windows.
    • The well-known words depict a woman seeking sanctuary in a love relationship form a brutal, rapacious man.
    • At first, I believe, I answered her very incoherently, for I observed alarm beginning to depict itself upon her countenance.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3718

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

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Synonyms

Etymology

From Middle English depicten

From Latin dēpictus

From dēpingō.

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