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delineate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
delineate
(verb)
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delineate
/dɪ
ˈ
lɪniˌeɪt/
verb
delineates
;
delineated
;
delineating
delineate
/dɪ
ˈ
lɪniˌeɪt/
verb
delineates
;
delineated
;
delineating
Learner's definition of DELINEATE
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to clearly show or describe (something)
The report clearly
delineates
the steps that must be taken.
The characters in the story were carefully
delineated
.
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— delineation
/dɪˌlɪni
ˈ
eɪʃən/
noun
[
noncount
]
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