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
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
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
