transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlim ]
transitive verb
( limned ; limn·ing ˈli-miŋ, ˈlim-niŋ)
Etymology: Middle English limnen to illuminate (a manuscript), probably back-formation from lymnour illuminator, alteration of lumenur, from Anglo-French aluminer, enluminer to illuminate, ultimately from Latin illuminare
Date: 1592
1. : to draw or paint on a surface
2. : to outline in clear sharp detail : delineate
3. : describe
the novel limn s the frontier life of the settlers
• limn·er ˈli-mər, ˈlim-nər noun