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• “This scene depicts country life“
• “the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting“

Synonyms

• picture imagine; show in, or as in, a picture; a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; a clear and telling mental image; a situation treated as an observable object; illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; the visible part of a television transmission; a graphic or vivid verbal description; a typical example of some state or quality; a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
• render a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls ; cause to become; give something useful or necessary to; give an interpretation or rendition of; give or supply; pass down; make over as a return; give back; to surrender someone or something to another; show in, or as in, a picture; coat with plastic or cement; bestow; restate (words) from one language into another language; melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
• show the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; something intended to communicate a particular impression; a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; give an exhibition of to an interested audience; establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; provide evidence for; make visible or noticeable; show in, or as in, a picture; give expression to; indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; be or become visible or noticeable; indicate a certain reading; give evidence of, as of records; take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; finish third or better in a horse or dog race

• “He drew an elaborate plan of attack“

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• describe give a description of; to give an account or representation of in words; make a mark or lines on a surface; identify as in botany or biology, for example
• draw a gully that is shallower than a ravine ; an entertainer who attracts large audiences; the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage ; poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; the act of drawing or hauling something; cause to move by pulling; get or derive; make a mark or lines on a surface; make, formulate, or derive in the mind; bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; take liquid out of a container or well; give a description of; select or take in from a given group or region; elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; suck in or take (air); move or go steadily or gradually; remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); choose at random; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; cause to flow; write a legal document or paper; engage in drawing; move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; allow a draft; require a specified depth for floating; pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; take in, also metaphorically; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; thread on or as if on a string; stretch back a bowstring (on an archer’s bow); pass over, across, or through; finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; contract; reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; steep; remove the entrails of; flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; cause to localize at one point

• “Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba“

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• portray portray in words; make a portrait of; assume or act the character of; represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
• limn trace the shape of ; make a portrait of