🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

rappresentare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rapprezen'tare

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Depict/dɪˈpɪkt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'artista ha scelto di rappresentare il paesaggio con colori vivaci."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To represent or show something in a picture or other work of art.

    "The artist chose to depict the landscape in vibrant colors."
  2. 2

    To describe something in words.

    "The author was able to depict the emotions of the characters vividly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'depict' originates from the Latin 'depictus', the past participle of 'depingere', meaning 'to paint or portray'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the meaning of illustrating or representing something visually.

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