I. ˈfōd.əˌgraf, -ōtə-, -raa(ə)f, -raif, -rȧf noun
Etymology: phot- + -graph
1. : a picture, image, or likeness obtained by photography
2. : a portrayal, description, or mental picture or image characterized by great truth of representation or minute detail in reproduction
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. : to take a photograph of
2. : to depict vividly in words
verse photographed the human ruins — Time
editorial … photographs the upper layer of my mind — W.A.White
3. : to impress on the mind
a man may see your signal, photograph it in his mind's eye — H.A.Calahan
intransitive verb
1. : to practice photography : take photographs
2. : to undergo being photographed