Depict

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈpɪkt/

Full definition of depict

Verb

1. To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
• 1984, Lawrence Starr, "Toward a Reevaluation of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess," American Music, vol. 2, no. 2, p. 27,The well-known words depict a woman seeking sanctuary in a love relationship form a brutal, rapacious man.
• 1987, Niall O'Loughlin, "Music Reviews: 20th-century guitar," The Musical Times, vol. 128, no. 1734, p. 443,Here the music depicts the delicate pattern of ice on windows.
• 1994, E. Pennisi, "Breathe (xenon) deeply to see lungs clearly," Science News, vol. 146, no. 5, p. 70 (caption),False-color computer images depict lungs removed from a mouse.

Usage notes

The subjects of the verb include words, music and images.

Synonyms

• portray, supply, figure, express, exhibit, register, show, return, establish, shew, deliver, present, read, indicate, evidence, point, record, testify, fancy, picture, translate, visualize, usher, give, envision, turn in, designate, limn, show up, render, evince, provide, prove, image, yield, demonstrate, fork out, draw, visualise, generate, describe, interpret, project, submit

Related terms

• depiction

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Depicted.