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depict

de·pict
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-pikt]
    • /dɪˈpɪkt/
    • /dɪˈpɪkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-pikt]
    • /dɪˈpɪkt/

Definitions of depict word

  • verb depict To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting. 3
  • verb depict To depict someone or something means to describe them or give an impression of them in writing. 3
  • verb depict to represent by or as by drawing, sculpture, painting, etc; delineate; portray 3
  • verb depict to represent in words; describe 3
  • verb transitive depict to represent in a drawing, painting, sculpture, etc.; portray; picture 3
  • verb transitive depict to picture in words; describe 3

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Origin of depict

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin dēpictus (past participle of dēpingere), equivalent to dē- de- + pic- past participle stem of pingere to paint + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Depict

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

depict popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

depict usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for depict

verb depict

  • portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
  • represent — to present again or anew.
  • sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
  • characterize — If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
  • detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.

Antonyms for depict

verb depict

  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
  • mix up — an act or instance of mixing.

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