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Verb: depict  di'pikt
  1. (art) show in, or as in, a picture
    "This scene depicts country life";
    - picture, render, show
     
  2. Give a description of
    "He depicted an elaborate plan of attack";
    - describe, draw
     
  3. (art) make a portrait of
    "Goya wanted to depict his mistress, the Duchess of Alba";
    - portray, limn

Derived forms: depicts, depicting, depicted

Type of: exposit, expound, interpret, represent, set forth

Encyclopedia: Depict