adj delineated; portrayed.
2. delineate ·vt to portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
3. delineate ·vt to indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. ·see delineation.