depict Definition
de·pict (dē pikt′, di-)
transitive verb
- to represent in a drawing, painting, sculpture, etc.; portray; picture
- to picture in words; describe
Etymology: ME depicten < L depictus, pp. of depingere < de-, intens. + pingere, to paint
depict Related Forms
de·pic′·tion noun
de·pic′·tor noun
depict Synonyms
depict Usage Examples
Object
- scene: How's the English music scene depicted in Poland?
- crucifixion: This ancient monument depicts the Crucifixion on one side and the Glory of Christ on the other.
- character: How has Nick Butterworth chosen to depict the character of the rat?
- prophet: The central problem is that these cartoons depicted the prophet inviting people to terrorism and suicide bombing.
- cartoonist: Robin Tennant, Glasgow During the 1970s a Sun cartoonist depicted striking workers as greedy, grasping, lazy, selfish and brainless.
- scenario: Rush Hour arrives with 40 challenge cards, which depict various gridlock scenarios to set up your traffic jam to.
Preposition: on
- map: The ring ditches depicted on the map are the remains of former barrows which have been leveled in the preceding centuries.
- site: Home All images and characters depicted on this site are copyright their respective holders, and are used for informational purposes only.
Present participle complement
wear: In these carvings The Magi are always depicted wearing the robes of wealthy Persians of that period.
Modifying Another Word
- graphically: The conversion of solar power into consumable energy is depicted graphically.
- vividly: Taken between 1976 and 1987, these images vividly depict the vibrant social scene surrounding Warhol.
- accurately: The visitors ' center houses a museum, which accurately depicts the life of the prisoners ( left ).
- realistically: Did the novels and plays of the time realistically depict the ' new woman ' .
- herein: The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious.
- invariably: Unlike the Yorkshire style of chalices, those in Norfolk and Suffolk are invariably depicted with a wafer.
Preposition: in
- painting: The auroch was the animal depicted in pre-historic cave paintings, a large longer coated bovine.
- diagram: The general progress of the class is shown below: The detailed EVS learning cycle is depicted in the next diagram: Why EVS?
- illustration: Social conditions affecting artistic production in the urban milieu can be understood concretely, and are moreover vividly depicted in contemporary illustrations.
- film: The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987.
- photograph: The staircase is adequately depicted in the photographs produced by the Appellant.
Browse dictionary entries near depict
- ‹ depersonalize
- ‹ depending (on)
- ‹ dependent variable
- ‹ dependent clause
- ‹ dependent
- ‹ dependency
- ‹ dependence
- ‹ dependable
- ‹ depend (on or upon)
- ‹ depend
- depigmentation ›
- depilate ›
- depilatory ›
- deplane ›
- deplete ›
- depleted ›
- depletion ›
- depletion account ›
- deplorable ›
- deplore ›

