delineate
verbEtymology
First attested in 1559; borrowed from Latin dēlīneātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīneo (“to sketch out, to delineate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- + līnea (“line”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
- borrowed from dēlīneātus
Definitions
To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
- Bellmark delineated the space and began to dig. After clearing to about a foot deep he paused.
To depict, represent with pictures.
To describe or depict with words or gestures.
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To outline or mark out.
Delineated, sketched out.
- That forme which […] is delineate in the planispheare
Sketched out, portrayed, described, defined.
- ſtill do I ſee in Him delineate his mother's viſage.
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Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at delineate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at delineate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at delineate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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