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/dɪpˈɪkt/ Listen

verb

Depict v. t. (past & past part. depicted; pres. part. depicting)

To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray. "His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber."

To represent in words; to describe vividly. "Caesar's gout was then depicted in energetic language."

Depict past part. Depicted.

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Etymology of 'Depict'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Depict" Quotes from Famous Books

... have sought out with the greatest interest the many intimate stories that are told of him, the narratives of nearby friends, the sketches at close quarters, in which those who had the privilege of being associated with him have tried to depict for us the very man himself "in his habit as he lived;" but I have nowhere found a real intimate of Lincoln's. I nowhere get the impression in any narrative or reminiscence that the writer had in fact penetrated to the heart of his mystery, or that any man ...

— President Wilson's Addresses • Woodrow Wilson

... soon became evident that they could not be thunder-claps; they were too continuous and unceasing. We listened for six hours to the incessant booming of British artillery—the finest in the world! What else could it be! Would there be a Boer left, we asked ourselves, would one survive to depict the carnage around him. The guns in action must have numbered forty or fifty. Soon a great rush was made for the debris heaps on the Reservoir side—whence, through a glass, the shells could be seen bursting in rapid succession at Spytfontein. Strong ...

— The Siege of Kimberley • T. Phelan

... represent, collectively, the professions open to women of no deliberate training, though well-educated. They are introduced to the reader at one of their weekly gatherings and then the author proceeds to depict the home and business ...

— Margarita's Soul - The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty • Ingraham Lovell

... first to encourage professional clavier-playing among women. His daughter Marguerite was the first woman appointed official court clavier player. He composed for the clavier little picture tunes, designed to depict sentiments, moods, phases of character and scenes from life. He fashioned many charming turns of expression, introduced an occasional tempo rubato, foreshadowed the intellectual element in music and ...

— For Every Music Lover - A Series of Practical Essays on Music • Aubertine Woodward Moore

... Refuge Camps established in Golden Gate Park, the Presidio and other open spaces depict the sorrow and the suffering of the stricken people in words that appeal to ...

— Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror • Richard Linthicum

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