describe, depict, draw
(verb) give a description of; “He drew an elaborate plan of attack”
picture, depict, render, show
(verb) 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”
portray, depict, limn
(verb) make a portrait of; “Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
depict (third-person singular simple present depicts, present participle depicting, simple past and past participle depicted)
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]
Synonyms: portray, express, exhibit, register, show, describe, visualise, draw, render, depicture
The subjects of the verb include words, music and images.
depict (not comparable)
(obsolete) Depicted.
Intellectus, memorye, and resoun;
Source: Wiktionary
De*pict", p. p. Etym: [L. depictus, p. p. of depingere to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See Paint, and cf. Depaint, p. p.]
Definition: Depicted. Lydgate.
De*pict", p. p. Etym: [L. depictus, p. p. of depinger to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See Paint, and cf. Depaint, p. p.]
Definition: Depicted. Lydgate.
De*pict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depicting.]
1. To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray. His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber. Fuller.
2. To represent in words; to describe vividly. Cæsar's gout was then depicted in energetic language. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
