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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEPICT, v.t. [L. To paint.]
1. To paint; to portray; to form a likeness in colors; as, to depict a lion on a shield.
2. To describe; to represent in words; as, the poet depicts the virtues of his hero in glowing language.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
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" [syn: picture, depict, render, show]
2: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: describe, depict, draw]
3: make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" [syn: portray, depict, limn]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Latin depictus, past participle of depingere, from de- + pingere to paint — more at paint Date: 15th century 1. to represent by or as if by a picture <a mural depicting a famous battle> 2. describe 1 • depicter noun • depiction noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 represent in a drawing or painting etc. 2 portray in words; describe (the play depicts him as vain and petty). Derivatives: depicter n. depiction n. depictive adj. depictor n. Etymology: L depingere depict- (as DE-, pingere paint)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Depict De*pict", p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of depingere to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See Paint, and cf. Depaint, p. p.] Depicted. --Lydgate.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Depict De*pict", p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of depinger? to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See Paint, and cf. Depaint, p. p.] Depicted. --Lydgate.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Depict 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. C[ae]sar's gout was then depicted in energetic language. --Motley.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(depicts, depicting, depicted) 1. To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting. ...a gallery of pictures depicting Nelson's most famous battles. VERB: V n 2. To depict someone or something means to describe them or give an impression of them in writing. Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America... Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle, lovable creatures. = portray VERB: V n, V n as n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Paint, sketch, portray, delineate, pencil. 2. Describe, set forth, portray, delineate, represent.

Moby Thesaurus

act a part, act out, bring to life, cartoon, catch a likeness, chalk, character, characterize, charcoal, chart, color, copy, crayon, create a role, crosshatch, dash off, daub, delineate, describe, design, diagram, doodle, draft, draw, enact, evoke, express, give words to, hatch, hit off, image, impersonate, interpret, limn, map, narrate, notate, outline, paint, paint a picture, pencil, personate, picture, picturize, play a part, play a role, play opposite, portray, print, recite, recount, register, rehearse, relate, render, report, represent, rub, schematize, scratch, scumble, set forth, shade, sketch, state, stencil, support, sustain a part, symbolize, take a part, take a rubbing, tint, trace, trace out, trace over, write