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        depict

        de·pict

        depict

         
         
        pronunciation:
        dih pIkt
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        Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
        part of speech: verb
        inflections: depicts, depicting, depicted
        definition: to show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work.
        The author depicts life a hundred years in the future.
        synonyms:
        paint, portray, represent
        similar words:
        define, describe, detail, draw, figure, interpret, picture, sketch, trace
        Word Combinations  About this feature
        adverb + (v.)depict accurately, commonly, frequently, graphically, vividly
        (v.)depict + nounHelp character, deity, encounter, event, evolution, figure, flag, goddess, horror, interior, landscape, legend, object, peasant, saint, scene, theme, violence, warrior
        derivations: depiction (n.), depictor (n.)
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