Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depict

/dɪˈpɪkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: de-pict
IPA: /dɪˈpɪkt/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And by [these Embassadours] he sent to their master a Tent, wherein the history of the Bible was as richly as curiously depicted in needle-work;"
"The Spring, when all its beauties rise, I see depicted in your eyes"
"At first, I believe, I answered her very incoherently, for I observed alarm beginning to depict itself upon her countenance."
"The well-known words depict a woman seeking sanctuary in a love relationship form a brutal, rapacious man."
"Here the music depicts the delicate pattern of ice on windows."
"1994, E. Pennisi, "Breathe (xenon) deeply to see lungs clearly," Science News, vol. 146, no. 5, p. 70 (caption), False-color computer images depict lungs removed from a mouse."

Etymology

From Middle English depicten, from Latin dēpictus, from dēpingō.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: depicten, dēpictus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

depicts (present, singular) depicting (participle, present) depicted (participle, past) depicted (past)

Derived Forms

depictable depictee depicter depictor redepict undepicted

Frequently Paired Words

depiction depictive

Synonyms

portray express exhibit register show describe bespeak visualise draw render depicture

Rhymes With

picked kicked strict predict restrict addict clicked tricked contradict inflict licked ticked

Questions

How do you pronounce depict?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɪkt/.
What does depict mean?: To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
Where does depict come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce depict

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “depict”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/dɪˈpɪkt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “depict”.
Repeat and practice — Say “depict” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.