depict

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·pict [depict depicts depicted depicting] BrE [dɪˈpɪkt] NAmE [dɪˈpɪkt] verb (rather formal)
1. to show an image of sb/sth in a picture
•~ sb/sth (as sb/sth) a painting depicting the Virgin and Child
•~ sb/sth doing sth The artist had depicted her lying on a bed.
2. to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a picture
•~ sb/sth The novel depicts French society in the 1930s.
•~ sb/sth as sb/sth The advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.
Derived Word: ↑depiction
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin depict- ‘portrayed’, from the verb depingere, from de- ‘completely’ + pingere ‘to paint’.

Example Bank:
•The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s.
•The carving clearly depicts a dragon inside a circle.
•paintings depicting scenes from mythology
•The panels depict scenes from the life of St Ursula.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  portray, limn, describe, draw, picture, render, show