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depict

de·pict

UK/dɪˈpɪkt/ US/dɪˈpɪkt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

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”
2.

give a description of

  • “He drew an elaborate plan of attack”
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3.

make a portrait of

  • “Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”
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Origin

From Middle English depicten, from Latin dēpictus, from dēpingō.

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