Definition for

depict


In mathematics, to represent; map.

To portray; paint; form a likeness of in colors: as, to depict a lion on a shield.

To portray in words; describe: as, to depict the horrors of war.

Synonyms To delineate, sketch, set forth.

transitive verb – To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.

transitive verb – To represent in words; to describe vividly.

past participle – Depicted.

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