Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Delineate

Delineate , adjective

[Latin delineatus, past participle of delineare to delineate; de- + lineare to draw, from linea line. See Line.]

Delineated; portrayed. [Rare]

Delineate , transitive verb

1.
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.
Adventurous to delineate nature's form. — Akenside
2.
To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy. — Walpole