American English pronunciation
How to pronounce depicts
IPA transcription: [dɪ'pɪkts]
Pronunciation variants: [dɪ'pɪkts][dɪ'pɪks]
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Verb
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give a description of
“He drew an elaborate plan of attack”
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show in, or as in, a picture
“This scene depicts country life”
“the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting”
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make a portrait of
“Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”
Usage examples
- This film depicts horrific scientific experiments performed on prisoners based on actual documents.
- It depicts a Native American warrior holding up the scalp of a white person.
- It depicts a world in which the normal laws of gravity do not apply.
- The cover-art depicts a patient being rushed into an emergency ward.
- The facade depicts a false stairway and balustrades of stepped frets capped by niches.
- The logo depicts the stylized face of Guadalupe Virgen.
- This bronze statue depicts a boy with a leaking boot in his hand.
- It depicts him nursing the aged man.
- The latter depicts the grounding of the "Association".
- It depicts above a range of mountains a map of Afghanistan.