delineateverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈlɪn.i.eɪt/us/dɪˈlɪn.i.eɪt/formalto describe or mark the edge of something:
The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.
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Defining & explaining
- (do you) see what I mean? idiom
- account (to sb) for sth
- accountable
- cast
- clarify
- convey
- demystify
- descriptive
- every picture tells a story idiom
- evocative
- evoke
- explicable
- explicate
- fill
- get sth across
- justify
- mean
- scene
- schematic
- that is to say ... idiom
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delineation
noun [ C or U ] uk/dɪˌlɪn.iˈeɪ.ʃən/us/dɪˌlɪn.iˈeɪ.ʃən/