DEPICTURE

Etymology

Verb

depicture (third-person singular simple present depictures, present participle depicturing, simple past and past participle depictured)

(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.

Synonyms: depict, portray, render

(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.

Synonyms: describe, depict, portray

(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)

Synonyms: reflect, show, indicate, betoken

(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.

Synonyms: imagine, picture

Noun

depicture (plural depictures)

(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.

Synonym: depiction

Source: Wiktionary


De*pic"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depictured; p. pr. & vb. n. Depicturing.]

Definition: To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to depict. Several persons were depictured in caricature. Fielding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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