Definitions of delineate

1. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.

2. To mark out with lines; sketch; draw; describe minutely and accurately in words.

3. To mark out with lines: to represent by a sketch or picture: to portray: to describe accurately in words.

4. To sketch; portray.

5. To draw in outline; portray; depict; describe.

6. describe in vivid detail

7. trace the shape of

8. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation.

9. To mark or sketch out with lines; to sketch; to depict; to describe.

10. To mark out with lines; to sketch or design; to draw a likeness of in words; to describe in words, as character.

11. Delineated; portrayed.