depict
Origin of depict
1synonym study For depict
Other words for depict
Other words from depict
- de·pict·er, de·pic·tor, noun
- de·pic·tion, noun
- de·pic·tive, adjective
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How to use depict in a sentence
As the title of one picture explains, it depicts “a system to measure myself against the arc of the sunset.”
In the galleries: Where artists engage with the earth | Mark Jenkins | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostHis choreography has depicted, among other things, a man pining for his lover, who works in another country and is too busy to video-call him.
No Dirty Dancing: India’s Classical Dancers Break Caste Taboos | Charu Kasturi | December 4, 2020 | OzyThe Education Department is dragging its feet on stopping wage garnishment for student loan borrowersCourt-ordered reports depict an unwieldy system for recouping past-due debt that the federal government could slow but never turn off.
Looming end to student loan payment moratorium raises fears among defaulted borrowers | Danielle Douglas-Gabriel | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostA 2018 documentary RBG chronicled her legacy and status as a cultural icon, and a 2018 motion picture On the Basis of Sex depicted her early life and cases.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forged A New Place For Women In The Law And Society | LGBTQ-Editor | September 23, 2020 | No Straight NewsThe first one seems to show a substantial lead for Candidate A, and then each subsequent graph depicts what feels like a smaller and smaller lead.
Election graphics can be deceiving. Here’s how to see through their tricks. | Sara Chodosh | September 22, 2020 | Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for depict
/ (dɪˈpɪkt) /
to represent by or as by drawing, sculpture, painting, etc; delineate; portray
to represent in words; describe
Origin of depict
1Derived forms of depict
- depicter or depictor, noun
- depiction, noun
- depictive, adjective
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