depict
verb/dɪˈpɪkt/
/dɪˈpɪkt/
(rather formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they depict | /dɪˈpɪkt/ /dɪˈpɪkt/ |
| he / she / it depicts | /dɪˈpɪkts/ /dɪˈpɪkts/ |
| past simple depicted | /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ |
| past participle depicted | /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ |
| -ing form depicting | /dɪˈpɪktɪŋ/ /dɪˈpɪktɪŋ/ |
- to show an image of somebody/something in a picture
- depict somebody/something (as somebody/something) a painting depicting the Virgin and Child
- depict somebody/something doing something The artist had depicted her lying on a bed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Artc1- The carving clearly depicts a dragon inside a circle.
- paintings depicting scenes from mythology
- The panels depict scenes from the life of St Ursula.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- graphically
- vividly
- accurately
- …
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- to describe something in words, or give an impression of something in words or with a picture
- depict somebody/something The novel depicts French society in the 1930s.
- depict somebody/something as somebody/something The advertisements depicted the city as glamorous and exciting.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- graphically
- vividly
- accurately
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin depict- ‘portrayed’, from the verb depingere, from de- ‘completely’ + pingere ‘to paint’.
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