DEPICTS

Verb

depicts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depict

Anagrams

• discept

Source: Wiktionary


DEPICT

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



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