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US/dɪˈpɪkt/
UK/dɪˈpɪkt/
to show or describe someone or something in a picture, film or piece of writing
In context
The painting depicts a busy floating market on the Mekong River.
Old films often depicted women as weak and helpless.
The novel depicts life in a small fishing village after the war.
Words that go with depict
verb + preposition
- depict asThe news often depicts young people as lazy and selfish.
- depicted inThe battle is depicted in many old woodblock prints.
adverb + verb
- accurately depictThe series accurately depicts life in 1970s Saigon.
- vividly depictHer letters vividly depict the hunger of 1945.
- graphically depictThe film graphically depicts the violence of war.
verb + noun
- depict a sceneThe mural depicts a scene from a famous folk tale.