delineate
/dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/dih-LIH-nee-ayt
/dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/dih-LIH-nee-ayt
Meaningto trace in line
Common meaning: to describe or outline exactly
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- linflax; a linen thread, a lineLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1067 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘down, away, off’ + ‘flax’ → delineate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin līnum ‘flax; a linen thread, a line’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry līnum, p. 1067 · dictionary scan
Roots
- līnum, līnea Latin “flax; a linen thread, a line”
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