depict

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. show in, or as in, a picture (Freq. 6)
- This scene depicts country life
- the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
• Syn:
picture, render, show
• Derivationally related forms:
depictive, depiction, picture, depicting, picture (for: picture), picturing (for: picture)
• Topics:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
• Hypernyms:
represent, interpret
• Hyponyms:
illustrate, map
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. give a description of (Freq. 6)
- He drew an elaborate plan of attack
• Syn:
describe, draw
• Derivationally related forms:
depiction, picture, description (for: describe)
• Hypernyms:
set forth, expound, exposit
• Hyponyms:
represent, delineate, sketch, outline, adumbrate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. make a portrait of (Freq. 2)
- Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba
• Syn:
portray, limn
• Derivationally related forms:
limner (for: limn), depictive, depiction, picture, depicting, portraitist (for: portray), portraiture (for: portray), portraying (for: portray), portrayal (for: portray)
• Topics:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
• Hypernyms:
represent, interpret
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  portray, limn, describe, draw, picture, render, show