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Depict

verb/dˈoʊpʃiːt/
Definition
show in, or as in, a picture
give a description of
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈoʊpʃiːt/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪpˈɪkt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪpˈɪkt/
2 syllables Say it as /dˈoʊpʃiːt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbshow in, or as in, a picture
“This scene depicts country life”
verbgive a description of
“He drew an elaborate plan of attack”
verbmake a portrait of
“Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”
Word Forms
picturenounillustrations used to decorate or explain a text
picturingnounvisual representation as by photography or painting
depictiveadjectivedepicted in a recognizable manner
depictionnounrepresentation by drawing or painting etc
depictingnouna representation by picture or portraiture
descriptionnounthe act of describing something
portraitistnouna painter or drawer of portraits
portraiturenounthe activity of making portraits
portrayingnouna representation by picture or portraiture
portrayalnouna representation by picture or portraiture
limnernouna painter or drawer of portraits
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
abbilden
in oder wie in einem Bild zeigen
🇫🇷French
représenter
montrer dans, ou comme dans, une image
🇪🇸Spanish
representar
mostrar en, o como en, una imagen
🇮🇹Italian
raffigurare
mostrare in, o come in, un'immagine
🇳🇱Dutch
afbeelden
laten zien in, of zoals op, een foto
🇵🇹Portuguese
retratar
mostrar em, ou como em, uma imagem
🇷🇺Russian
изображать
показать на картинке или как на картинке
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चित्रित
किसी चित्र में या उसके रूप में दिखाएँ
🇧🇩Bengali
চিত্রিত করা
একটি ছবি দেখান, বা হিসাবে, একটি ছবি
🇮🇳Tamil
சித்தரிக்கின்றன
ஒரு படத்தில் காட்டவும் அல்லது உள்ளதைப் போலவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వర్ణిస్తాయి
చిత్రంలో చూపించు, లేదా చిత్రంలో ఉన్నట్లుగా
🇮🇳Marathi
चित्रण
चित्रात किंवा त्याप्रमाणे दाखवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિરૂપણ
ચિત્રમાં અથવા તેની જેમ બતાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ತೋರಿಸು, ಅಥವಾ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചിത്രീകരിക്കുക
ഒരു ചിത്രത്തിൽ കാണിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦਰਸਾਉਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਤਸਵੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਖਾਓ, ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਇੱਕ ਤਸਵੀਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
بیان کرنا
ایک تصویر میں دکھائیں، یا جیسا کہ،
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
描绘
显示在或如图片中
🇯🇵Japanese
描く
絵の中に、または絵のように見せる
🇰🇷Korean
묘사하다
그림으로 보여주거나 그림처럼
🇻🇳Vietnamese
miêu tả
hiển thị trong, hoặc như trong, một hình ảnh
🇹🇭Thai
พรรณนา
แสดงในหรือในรูป
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggambarkan
tampilkan di, atau seperti dalam, gambar
🇵🇭Filipino
ilarawan
ipakita sa, o tulad ng sa, isang larawan
🇲🇾Malay
menggambarkan
tunjukkan dalam, atau seperti dalam, gambar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تصوير
تظهر في، أو كما في، الصورة
🇮🇷Persian
به تصویر کشیدن
در یک تصویر یا مانند آن نشان دهید
🇹🇷Turkish
tasvir etmek
bir resimde veya resimde olduğu gibi göster
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְתַאֵר
להראות בתמונה, או כמו בתמונה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'depict'?
The primary meaning of 'depict' is 'show in, or as in, a picture'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'depict' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'depict' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'depict' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'depict' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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