Etymology : Latin depictus, past participle of depingere, from de- + pingere to paint; more at PAINT
Pronunciation : di-'pikt, dE-
Function : transitive verb
Date : 15th century
1. portray, characterize, draw, describe. depict\de*pict"\ (-p&ibreve;kt"), p. p. [l. depictus, p. p. of depingere to depict; de- + pingere to paint. see:
paint, and cf. depaint, p. p.] depicted.depict \de*pict"\ (d&esl;*p&ibreve;kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. depicted; p. pr. & vb. n. depicting.].
2. to form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray. his arms are fairly depicted in his chamber.
3. to represent in words; to describe vividly. c?sar's gout was then depicted in energetic language.depict v.
4. show in, or as in, a picture; "this scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: picture, render, show].
5. give a description of; "he drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: describe, draw].
6. make a portrait of: "showing society what it looked like..portraying..its ugliness and its beauties.." [syn: portray, limn].
7. Depicted.
8. To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.
9. To represent in words; to describe vividly.
10. 1. To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting. a gallery of pictures depicting Nelson's most famous battles.
11. To depict someone or something means to describe them or give an impression of them in writing. Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle, lovable creatures. = portray. to describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc (depictus, past participle of depingere, from pingere ).