What is the meaning of depict?

verb

  • Show in, or as in, a picture.
    • usage: "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
  • Give a description of.
    • usage: "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
  • Make a portrait of.
    • usage: "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Depict. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/depict/definitions/1269908
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