/ dɪˈpɪkt; NAmE / verb depict sb/sth (as sb/sth) (rather formal )
1.
to show an image of sb/sth in a picture :
[ vn ]
a painting depicting the Virgin and Child
[ vn -ing ]
The artist had depicted her lying on a bed.
2.
[ vn ] to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a picture :
The novel depicts French society in the 1930s.
The advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.
► de·pic·tion / dɪˈpɪkʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]:
They object to the movie's depiction of gay people.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin depict- portrayed, from the verb depingere , from de- completely + pingere to paint.