[de.lin.eate] vt -eat.ed ; -eat.ing [L delineatus, pp. of delineare, fr. de- + linea line] (1559) 1 a: to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines b: to mark the outline of "lights delineating the narrow streets"
2: to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail "~ a character in the story" "~ the steps to be taken by the government" -- de.lin.ea.tor n