DEPICT


Meaning of DEPICT in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.