delineate

de·lin·eate (di lin′ē āt′)

transitive verb -·at′·ed, -·at′·ing

Etymology: < L delineatus, pp. of delineare, to mark out, sketch < de-, from + linea, line

de·lin′·ea′·tion noun de·lin′·ea′·tive adjective de·lin′·ea′·tor noun

Object

boundary: Can I rely on the title plan to delineate the exact boundary of my property?
extent: Magnetic resonance imaging can delineate the extent of the adjacent soft tissue reaction in relation to the osteomyelitis.
chart: What she did was to delineate the chart from the point of view of Firmicus.
border: Armed clashes between Omani and UAE troops frequently occur despite official agreements delineating the border.
responsibility: The project is also likely to benefit from clearly delineated responsibilities.
character: Hell Asylum stars five very good actresses, playing five well-rounded, if clearly delineated, characters, and there is no nudity whatsoever.

Preposition: on

map: The region in question is delineated here on the map.

Subject

line: Mandatory cycle lanes are delineated by a solid white line.

Adjective complement

good: May increase sales window of a delineate good from.

Modifying Another Word

sharply: In other words, cultures do not have sharply delineated boundaries.
clearly: Use colors to clearly delineate the elements in your graphs.
precisely: Like most terms applied to jazz music, hard bop does not define a precisely delineated genre.
carefully: Often he singles out a woman caught in a moment of action, set in a carefully delineated space.
previously: Methods The methods for this study were delineated previously 6 and are summarized here.
well: Difficult aspects between Venus and the Moon are not well delineated.

Used with why or when

what: One needs to continue reading from verse 21 and following to see that He then goes on to delineate what those moral laws are.
which: The other hand clearly by delineating which companies are.

Preposition: in

way: Section 6 looks at how the morphology of contexts might be delineated in a way that supports formal descriptions.
detail: The chemical principles underlying replication, transcription and inhibition will be delineated in some detail.

Preposition: by

line: Mandatory cycle lanes are delineated by a solid white line.

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