to depict
176
3.5
- verb
- /dɪˈpɪkt/
:
representar
- Her painting depicts a serene landscape with mountains in the background and a calm lake in the foreground.
- Figure depicts
- depict a picture
- depict a drawing
This is the way that that Plato depicts justice within the soul.
- This is the way that that Plato depicts justice within the soul.
- I think that's the law does not accurately depict or dictate my moral compass.
- The problem now is how do we depict those things?
- And so my job was to help depict the, the terrible life they were living.
- But note that this interpretation nonetheless depicts African Americans as angry and aggressive, right?
- But a lot of the tech press was about how he was wrong and depicting him as kind of naive.
- These reliefs depict the strength of the king through three main topics.
- Is this is this again depicting what happened in the previous paragraph?
Examples
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Family photos depict smiling faces.
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You could have depicted these soldiers in a number of settings, but you have them writing letters to their families.
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Yeah, I was interested in, you know, how to, how to depict a building.
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The problem now is how do we depict those things?
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And so my job was to help depict the, the terrible life they were living.
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You see, this model here depicts the Ideal City.
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But the freedom of the man-woman relationship depicted in those films had a deep impact on him.
Fiction book (1992) -
In subsequent years, several sets of stamps depicted religious artifacts in museums.
Academic text (2011) -
The age of the children depicted in the drawings was significantly different for mothers and fathers.
Academic text (2011) -
Sloan had more on his mind, though, than simply depicting the life of the city around him.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To use words to show what a person or thing is like
∞
2.3
To show ideas and feelings by words or actions
939
1.0
Make a picture with a pen or pencil
932
1.0
To make a picture of a person or place
301
3.5
To explain something using pictures or examples
126
2.6
Describe something in a particular way to show an idea
104
5.1
Show an idea, quality or feeling in a clear visible way
69
2.5
To make an image of a person or thing
58
3.7
To describe someone or something in detail so the reader can imagine them
52
6.3
To show an idea in an artistic way, for example in music, art, or translation
30
3.7
To show a person or thing in art like a painting
1
9.9
To show something clearly and with detail in painting or writing
Antonyms
How Detailed
41
4.0
∞
1.0
176
3.5
52
6.3
182
3.9
∞
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
depict = de + pict
Although the form looks like de- + pict, 'pict' is a Latin combining form rather than a standalone English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Depict comes from Latin parts de- and pict meaning 'paint' and is the same root as picture. So, to depict something is to 'paint' it with words or images, which is why we use it for showing or describing people and scenes.