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Depict and Depiction
If you depict someone or something, you show what that person or thing is like—either in some kind of image (such as a drawing, painting, photograph, or movie), or with words.
What results from your efforts to depict that person or thing can be called a depiction. The noun depiction is included at this entry without a definition because its meaning can be easily understood from the definition of the verb—it's the act of, or an instance of, depicting something or someone—but some examples of depiction in a sentence might be helpful:
The depiction of the battle in the painting is not historically correct.
I think the novel is a good depiction of a typical modern American marriage.
Many were moved by the film's depictions of animals helping people.
The author's depiction of the practice as uncommon is problematic; it's done by millions of people throughout the world every day.
The essay is an honest depiction of life in the city.
The book is fascinating in its depiction of the country's early history.
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Examples of depict in a Sentence
Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
This all changed a few years ago, when Seagate launched hard drives depicting Lucasfilm and Marvel characters and themes.
—PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
It’s become an altar Oct. 23, 2024 On Sunday, a six-story mural depicting Valenzuela pitching was unveiled in Boyle Heights.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
In the last few days, the intelligence agencies have issued further public notifications that—presumably as part of the same scheme—Russia was behind bogus videos falsely depicting someone in Pennsylvania ripping up ballots and Haitians illegally voting in Georgia.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Depict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depict. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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