Definition of delineate in English:

delineate

verb dɪˈlɪnɪeɪtdəˈlɪniˌeɪt

[with object]

1Describe or portray (something) precisely.
the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent
Example sentencesExamples
- The Hindu religious texts describe varna ashrama dharma, the religious/social law delineating duties of four castes.
- With both testimony and judgment, however, we are still in the carefully delineated domain of law.
- Further studies are needed to identify these factors and to delineate their precise mechanism of action.
- The dividing lines among the ethnic groups are still clearly delineated.
- This section delineates organizational and operational responsibilities of the public health sector that are essential to achieve the goals of TB control in the United States.
- He describes the sociological evidence delineating the impact of fatherlessness upon children.
- First, labor law must more clearly delineate such threats as illegal, and impose big enough penalties to deter employers from making them.
- In-depth interviews of women with subclinical eating disorders delineate these characteristic behaviors.
- It is precisely this awareness that delineates a separation between spectator and performer as insider/outsider.
- Its efficacy, safety, and indications have yet to be delineated.
- This framework and a job description delineate the nurse's realm and boundaries.
- While this does not change the basic modular structure of networks, it makes it more difficult to delineate the exact boundaries of these characters.
- More importantly, the date marks the actual moment of transition; it delineates the boundary between life and death, between temporal and eternal.
- The genetic model delineated in the previous section can serve as the basis to explore the population genetics of dominance evolution.
- The term is perfect for delineating the process of the video medium and for describing history in relation to the body.
- Over the course of the century, the city obviously evolved in various directions, and the exhibition delineates particular angles and themes that preoccupied succeeding eras.
- This is not intended to be an exhaustive list; building secure software requires much more than what we delineate here.
- I was of the opinion that it was wise to delineate clearly the boundary of responsibility in this aspect.
- A good student will show the examiner an overall knowledge of the area and be able to put the law in perspective when delineating the options available to the disgruntled buyer.
- Before that period there were no Jews in Britain for about three hundred years; and earlier, their legal position had been very clearly delineated.
Synonyms
describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize
map out, chart
define, detail, specify, identify, particularize
literary limn
2Indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary)
his finger found a precisely outlined section delineated in red marker
Example sentencesExamples
- He also changed the position of the lines used to delineate the alleged ‘paleosol’.
- The southern boundary's exact location is not clearly delineated.
- It's always been a volatile border, and not terribly well delineated, because the tide comes up and down, and the actual border changes when that happens.
- This could be a fault that delineates the present-day eastern boundary of the West Siberian Basin.
- Because the two institutions stand apart, they can decide whether to recognize the legitimacy of the other but they cannot delineate each others boundaries.
- The beltlines crisply delineate the upper and lower body sections, and combine with the panel curvature to add tension to the surprisingly plain sides.
- Tunnel margins were best delineated on the radiographic view, and this view was used for all tunnel measurements.
- Exposed skin sites that exhibit erythema can be clearly delineated from unexposed skin by sharp boundaries.
- Across southern and western England are several linear dyke systems of the later first millennium AD, which delineate or defend territorial boundaries.
- And over the past few decades it has become ever more difficult to delineate these boundaries.
- In the 19th century Africans were conquered, colonized and arranged into appendages of European nation-states, with random boundaries they had no voice in delineating.
- A stone wall forms the boundary to one side while a new fence delineates the other, and there are mature trees dotted around.
- The edges were carefully delineated, hedged with bushes and beds of obviously carefully-tended smaller shrubs.
- The designated ice field may need to be delineated in advance with a skin marker pen, because freezing may blur pretreatment lesion margins.
- The outlines were so vague, not delineated clearly at all.
- Facial features are indicated three-dimensionally but are not delineated in color.
- I have discovered that on these, the boundaries of hereditaments were often carelessly delineated and only outlined with coloured crayon.
- The boundary of the Great Plains, as delineated by Macneal, was used to determine the soil composition of the historic grassland.
- The blue outline delineates the border of the Greenland ice sheet.
- At the initial mapping, a 400 m baseline, delineating the deepest edge of the shoal, was established and marked with permanent metal stakes.
Synonyms
outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark (out/off), delimit, mark the boundaries/limits of

Derivatives

delineator

noun dɪˈlɪnɪeɪtədəˈlɪniˌeɪdər

The chief delineator, though, is the number of coffee purchases required before getting the freebie.
Example sentencesExamples
- Worth bearing in mind also that without a more strict delineator than ‘mainstream’, it's very difficult to talk accurately about the conception of divinity in the ‘Christian church’.
- The addition of these features would make the books more useful to wetland delineators.
- As those perceptions are communicated, language choices made by the orator become both the enunciator and delineator of a ‘truth.’
- In 1893, when Dixon was eighteen, Overland Monthly published his first illustrations, and he quickly achieved fame as a leading delineator of western life.
- Overall, the environment promotes continued interservice rivalry, but the delineator between productive competition and unhealthy contention is ethics.
- I remember Woods being a highly influential architect and delineator when I was in college, though his drawings and projects were so unique that replication was near impossible.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'trace the outline of something'): from Latin delineat- 'outlined', from the verb delineare, from de- 'out, completely' + lineare (from linea 'line').

Definition of delineate in US English:

delineate

verbdəˈlɪniˌeɪtdəˈlinēˌāt

[with object]

1Describe or portray (something) precisely.
the law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent
Example sentencesExamples
- In-depth interviews of women with subclinical eating disorders delineate these characteristic behaviors.
- A good student will show the examiner an overall knowledge of the area and be able to put the law in perspective when delineating the options available to the disgruntled buyer.
- More importantly, the date marks the actual moment of transition; it delineates the boundary between life and death, between temporal and eternal.
- The term is perfect for delineating the process of the video medium and for describing history in relation to the body.
- Its efficacy, safety, and indications have yet to be delineated.
- This framework and a job description delineate the nurse's realm and boundaries.
- Before that period there were no Jews in Britain for about three hundred years; and earlier, their legal position had been very clearly delineated.
- I was of the opinion that it was wise to delineate clearly the boundary of responsibility in this aspect.
- Further studies are needed to identify these factors and to delineate their precise mechanism of action.
- It is precisely this awareness that delineates a separation between spectator and performer as insider/outsider.
- First, labor law must more clearly delineate such threats as illegal, and impose big enough penalties to deter employers from making them.
- The Hindu religious texts describe varna ashrama dharma, the religious/social law delineating duties of four castes.
- This section delineates organizational and operational responsibilities of the public health sector that are essential to achieve the goals of TB control in the United States.
- He describes the sociological evidence delineating the impact of fatherlessness upon children.
- This is not intended to be an exhaustive list; building secure software requires much more than what we delineate here.
- The genetic model delineated in the previous section can serve as the basis to explore the population genetics of dominance evolution.
- While this does not change the basic modular structure of networks, it makes it more difficult to delineate the exact boundaries of these characters.
- The dividing lines among the ethnic groups are still clearly delineated.
- With both testimony and judgment, however, we are still in the carefully delineated domain of law.
- Over the course of the century, the city obviously evolved in various directions, and the exhibition delineates particular angles and themes that preoccupied succeeding eras.
Synonyms
describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize
1. 1.1 Indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary).
  Example sentencesExamples
  The boundary of the Great Plains, as delineated by Macneal, was used to determine the soil composition of the historic grassland.
  The southern boundary's exact location is not clearly delineated.
  Facial features are indicated three-dimensionally but are not delineated in color.
  The designated ice field may need to be delineated in advance with a skin marker pen, because freezing may blur pretreatment lesion margins.
  The outlines were so vague, not delineated clearly at all.
  He also changed the position of the lines used to delineate the alleged ‘paleosol’.
  I have discovered that on these, the boundaries of hereditaments were often carelessly delineated and only outlined with coloured crayon.
  Tunnel margins were best delineated on the radiographic view, and this view was used for all tunnel measurements.
  The edges were carefully delineated, hedged with bushes and beds of obviously carefully-tended smaller shrubs.
  Across southern and western England are several linear dyke systems of the later first millennium AD, which delineate or defend territorial boundaries.
  Exposed skin sites that exhibit erythema can be clearly delineated from unexposed skin by sharp boundaries.
  The beltlines crisply delineate the upper and lower body sections, and combine with the panel curvature to add tension to the surprisingly plain sides.
  Because the two institutions stand apart, they can decide whether to recognize the legitimacy of the other but they cannot delineate each others boundaries.
  This could be a fault that delineates the present-day eastern boundary of the West Siberian Basin.
  At the initial mapping, a 400 m baseline, delineating the deepest edge of the shoal, was established and marked with permanent metal stakes.
  The blue outline delineates the border of the Greenland ice sheet.
  It's always been a volatile border, and not terribly well delineated, because the tide comes up and down, and the actual border changes when that happens.
  A stone wall forms the boundary to one side while a new fence delineates the other, and there are mature trees dotted around.
  And over the past few decades it has become ever more difficult to delineate these boundaries.
  In the 19th century Africans were conquered, colonized and arranged into appendages of European nation-states, with random boundaries they had no voice in delineating.
  Synonyms
  outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark, mark off, mark out, delimit, mark the boundaries of, mark the limits of

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘trace the outline of something’): from Latin delineat- ‘outlined’, from the verb delineare, from de- ‘out, completely’ + lineare (from linea ‘line’).

单词	delineate
释义	Definition of delineate in English: delineate verb dɪˈlɪnɪeɪtdəˈlɪniˌeɪt [with object] 1Describe or portray (something) precisely. the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent Example sentencesExamples The Hindu religious texts describe varna ashrama dharma, the religious/social law delineating duties of four castes. With both testimony and judgment, however, we are still in the carefully delineated domain of law. Further studies are needed to identify these factors and to delineate their precise mechanism of action. The dividing lines among the ethnic groups are still clearly delineated. This section delineates organizational and operational responsibilities of the public health sector that are essential to achieve the goals of TB control in the United States. He describes the sociological evidence delineating the impact of fatherlessness upon children. First, labor law must more clearly delineate such threats as illegal, and impose big enough penalties to deter employers from making them. In-depth interviews of women with subclinical eating disorders delineate these characteristic behaviors. It is precisely this awareness that delineates a separation between spectator and performer as insider/outsider. Its efficacy, safety, and indications have yet to be delineated. This framework and a job description delineate the nurse's realm and boundaries. While this does not change the basic modular structure of networks, it makes it more difficult to delineate the exact boundaries of these characters. More importantly, the date marks the actual moment of transition; it delineates the boundary between life and death, between temporal and eternal. The genetic model delineated in the previous section can serve as the basis to explore the population genetics of dominance evolution. The term is perfect for delineating the process of the video medium and for describing history in relation to the body. Over the course of the century, the city obviously evolved in various directions, and the exhibition delineates particular angles and themes that preoccupied succeeding eras. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list; building secure software requires much more than what we delineate here. I was of the opinion that it was wise to delineate clearly the boundary of responsibility in this aspect. A good student will show the examiner an overall knowledge of the area and be able to put the law in perspective when delineating the options available to the disgruntled buyer. Before that period there were no Jews in Britain for about three hundred years; and earlier, their legal position had been very clearly delineated. Synonyms describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize map out, chart define, detail, specify, identify, particularize literary limn 2Indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary) his finger found a precisely outlined section delineated in red marker Example sentencesExamples He also changed the position of the lines used to delineate the alleged ‘paleosol’. The southern boundary's exact location is not clearly delineated. It's always been a volatile border, and not terribly well delineated, because the tide comes up and down, and the actual border changes when that happens. This could be a fault that delineates the present-day eastern boundary of the West Siberian Basin. Because the two institutions stand apart, they can decide whether to recognize the legitimacy of the other but they cannot delineate each others boundaries. The beltlines crisply delineate the upper and lower body sections, and combine with the panel curvature to add tension to the surprisingly plain sides. Tunnel margins were best delineated on the radiographic view, and this view was used for all tunnel measurements. Exposed skin sites that exhibit erythema can be clearly delineated from unexposed skin by sharp boundaries. Across southern and western England are several linear dyke systems of the later first millennium AD, which delineate or defend territorial boundaries. And over the past few decades it has become ever more difficult to delineate these boundaries. In the 19th century Africans were conquered, colonized and arranged into appendages of European nation-states, with random boundaries they had no voice in delineating. A stone wall forms the boundary to one side while a new fence delineates the other, and there are mature trees dotted around. The edges were carefully delineated, hedged with bushes and beds of obviously carefully-tended smaller shrubs. The designated ice field may need to be delineated in advance with a skin marker pen, because freezing may blur pretreatment lesion margins. The outlines were so vague, not delineated clearly at all. Facial features are indicated three-dimensionally but are not delineated in color. I have discovered that on these, the boundaries of hereditaments were often carelessly delineated and only outlined with coloured crayon. The boundary of the Great Plains, as delineated by Macneal, was used to determine the soil composition of the historic grassland. The blue outline delineates the border of the Greenland ice sheet. At the initial mapping, a 400 m baseline, delineating the deepest edge of the shoal, was established and marked with permanent metal stakes. Synonyms outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark (out/off), delimit, mark the boundaries/limits of Derivatives delineator noun dɪˈlɪnɪeɪtədəˈlɪniˌeɪdər The chief delineator, though, is the number of coffee purchases required before getting the freebie. Example sentencesExamples Worth bearing in mind also that without a more strict delineator than ‘mainstream’, it's very difficult to talk accurately about the conception of divinity in the ‘Christian church’. The addition of these features would make the books more useful to wetland delineators. As those perceptions are communicated, language choices made by the orator become both the enunciator and delineator of a ‘truth.’ In 1893, when Dixon was eighteen, Overland Monthly published his first illustrations, and he quickly achieved fame as a leading delineator of western life. Overall, the environment promotes continued interservice rivalry, but the delineator between productive competition and unhealthy contention is ethics. I remember Woods being a highly influential architect and delineator when I was in college, though his drawings and projects were so unique that replication was near impossible. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'trace the outline of something'): from Latin delineat- 'outlined', from the verb delineare, from de- 'out, completely' + lineare (from linea 'line'). Definition of delineate in US English: delineate verbdəˈlɪniˌeɪtdəˈlinēˌāt [with object] 1Describe or portray (something) precisely. the law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent Example sentencesExamples In-depth interviews of women with subclinical eating disorders delineate these characteristic behaviors. A good student will show the examiner an overall knowledge of the area and be able to put the law in perspective when delineating the options available to the disgruntled buyer. More importantly, the date marks the actual moment of transition; it delineates the boundary between life and death, between temporal and eternal. The term is perfect for delineating the process of the video medium and for describing history in relation to the body. Its efficacy, safety, and indications have yet to be delineated. This framework and a job description delineate the nurse's realm and boundaries. Before that period there were no Jews in Britain for about three hundred years; and earlier, their legal position had been very clearly delineated. I was of the opinion that it was wise to delineate clearly the boundary of responsibility in this aspect. Further studies are needed to identify these factors and to delineate their precise mechanism of action. It is precisely this awareness that delineates a separation between spectator and performer as insider/outsider. First, labor law must more clearly delineate such threats as illegal, and impose big enough penalties to deter employers from making them. The Hindu religious texts describe varna ashrama dharma, the religious/social law delineating duties of four castes. This section delineates organizational and operational responsibilities of the public health sector that are essential to achieve the goals of TB control in the United States. He describes the sociological evidence delineating the impact of fatherlessness upon children. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list; building secure software requires much more than what we delineate here. The genetic model delineated in the previous section can serve as the basis to explore the population genetics of dominance evolution. While this does not change the basic modular structure of networks, it makes it more difficult to delineate the exact boundaries of these characters. The dividing lines among the ethnic groups are still clearly delineated. With both testimony and judgment, however, we are still in the carefully delineated domain of law. Over the course of the century, the city obviously evolved in various directions, and the exhibition delineates particular angles and themes that preoccupied succeeding eras. Synonyms describe, set forth, set out, present, outline, depict, portray, represent, characterize 1.1 Indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary). Example sentencesExamples The boundary of the Great Plains, as delineated by Macneal, was used to determine the soil composition of the historic grassland. The southern boundary's exact location is not clearly delineated. Facial features are indicated three-dimensionally but are not delineated in color. The designated ice field may need to be delineated in advance with a skin marker pen, because freezing may blur pretreatment lesion margins. The outlines were so vague, not delineated clearly at all. He also changed the position of the lines used to delineate the alleged ‘paleosol’. I have discovered that on these, the boundaries of hereditaments were often carelessly delineated and only outlined with coloured crayon. Tunnel margins were best delineated on the radiographic view, and this view was used for all tunnel measurements. The edges were carefully delineated, hedged with bushes and beds of obviously carefully-tended smaller shrubs. Across southern and western England are several linear dyke systems of the later first millennium AD, which delineate or defend territorial boundaries. Exposed skin sites that exhibit erythema can be clearly delineated from unexposed skin by sharp boundaries. The beltlines crisply delineate the upper and lower body sections, and combine with the panel curvature to add tension to the surprisingly plain sides. Because the two institutions stand apart, they can decide whether to recognize the legitimacy of the other but they cannot delineate each others boundaries. This could be a fault that delineates the present-day eastern boundary of the West Siberian Basin. At the initial mapping, a 400 m baseline, delineating the deepest edge of the shoal, was established and marked with permanent metal stakes. The blue outline delineates the border of the Greenland ice sheet. It's always been a volatile border, and not terribly well delineated, because the tide comes up and down, and the actual border changes when that happens. A stone wall forms the boundary to one side while a new fence delineates the other, and there are mature trees dotted around. And over the past few decades it has become ever more difficult to delineate these boundaries. In the 19th century Africans were conquered, colonized and arranged into appendages of European nation-states, with random boundaries they had no voice in delineating. Synonyms outline, trace, draw the lines of, draw, sketch, block in, mark, mark off, mark out, delimit, mark the boundaries of, mark the limits of Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘trace the outline of something’): from Latin delineat- ‘outlined’, from the verb delineare, from de- ‘out, completely’ + lineare (from linea ‘line’).
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