delineate

/dɪ'lɪni,eɪt/ verbadjective

9 letters4 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS6

VERB

1

Show the form or outline of.

2

Determine the essential quality of.

3

Make a mark or lines on a surface.

4

Trace the shape of.

5

Describe in vivid detail.

ADJECTIVE

1

Represented accurately or precisely.

WORD FORMS

Related formdelineation

Related formdelineative

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®10 points

Words With Friends®12 points

Double word20 points

Triple word30 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinelineateday

Starts & ends withD … E

Syllablesde · lin · e · ate

SYNONYMS & RELATED20

define delineation delineative delimit delimitate specify describe draw line trace delineated represented portrayed pictured diagrammatic diagrammatical depicted described

KEEP EXPLORING4

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