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/dɪpˈɪktɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Depict v. t. (past & past part. depicted; pres. part. depicting)

To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray. "His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber."

To represent in words; to describe vividly. "Caesar's gout was then depicted in energetic language."

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Etymology of 'Depicting'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Depicting" Quotes from Famous Books

... of the troubles of the employing printer. It "gets under his skin," it is graphic, depicting one of the greatest problems of his business and so he is certain to read the letter and learn more about ...

— Business Correspondence • Anonymous

... strands twined in the single bond. In literature this tendency is reflected in a wider liking for local color and in an intenser relish for the flavor of the soil. We find Verga painting the violent passions of the Sicilians, and Reuter depicting the calmer joys of the Platt-Deutsch. We see Maupassant etching the canny and cautious Normans, while Daudet brushed in broadly the expansive exuberance of the Provencals. We delight alike in the Wessex-folk of Mr. Hardy and in the humorous Scots ...

— Inquiries and Opinions • Brander Matthews

... contain the Nailing to the Cross. In the centre three is Christ crucified between the thieves. At the base of the Cross may be seen our Lord's robe on the ground, and two figures kneeling upon it and pointing down to pieces of paper or dice, a scene depicting the fulfilment of the prophecy: "They parted my garments among them and upon my vesture they did cast lots." In the right three lights the body of Christ is taken ...

— A Short Account of King's College Chapel • Walter Poole Littlechild

... of the story as you will be interested in," concluded Robinson. "Powers kept the ball which saved his life, and in return gave me that oil painting depicting the scene at nightfall as I was driving ...

— John Henry Smith - A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life • Frederick Upham Adams

... common with the sharer of my blanket shelter derived infinite entertainment from an article therein contained, entitled "Feeding the Fighting Man." Of course, it is illustrated with photographs, the first one depicting a sleek and stiff Yeomanic-looking, khaki-clad being standing by the side of a swagger little drawing-table covered with a fringed tablecloth, and obviously groaning under what we learn are the gentleman's daily rations. Apart from the article, this picture ...

— A Yeoman's Letters - Third Edition • P. T. Ross

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