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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
