depict

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DEPICT, verb transitive [Latin To paint.] 1. To paint; to portray; to form a likeness in colors; as, to depict a lion on a shield. 2. To describe; to represent in words; as, the poet depicts the virtues of his hero in glowing language.
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