depict

tr.v., -pict·ed, -pict·ing, -picts.

1. To represent in a picture or sculpture.
2. To represent in words; describe. See synonyms at represent.

[Middle English depicten, from Latin dēpingere, dēpict- : dē-, de- + pingere, to picture.]

depiction de·pic'tion n.

verb

To present a lifelike image of: delineate, describe, express, image, limn, picture, portray, render, represent, show. See show/hide.

v

Definition: describe, render in drawing or writing
Antonyms: confuse, distort, mix up

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: show in, or as in, a picture
  Synonyms: picture, render, show

Meaning #2: give a description of
  Synonyms: describe, draw

Meaning #3: make a portrait of
  Synonyms: portray, limn

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afbilde, beskrive, skildre

Nederlands (Dutch)
(af)schilderen, afbeelden, beschrijven, voorstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - représenter, dépeindre, décrire

Deutsch (German)
v. - abbilden, darstellen, schildern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απεικονίζω, περιγράφω

Italiano (Italian)
rappresentare, dipingere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pintar, descrever

Русский (Russian)
изображать, описывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - representar, pintar, describir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - måla av, skildra, teckna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
描述, 描写

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 描述, 描寫

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (언어적으로) 묘사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 描く, 描写する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصور شئ, يصف شئ بالكلام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיאר, צייר, הראה‬

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