depict

BrE /dɪˈpɪkt/ AmE /dɪˈpɪkt/

verb en → es

past depicted pp depicted ing depicting

1 SHOW/REPRESENT [transitive] B2

to show or represent a person, place, event, etc., in a picture, painting, film, story, etc.

representar, mostrar, retratar

  • depict somebody/something as something

Collocations depict a scene · depict a character

  • The painting depicts a scene from the Middle Ages.

    El cuadro representa una escena de la Edad Media.

2 ILLUSTRATE [transitive] C1

to show or describe something in pictures, diagrams, etc., to explain it clearly.

ilustrar, explicar con dibujos

  • depict something

Collocations depict a process · depict an idea

  • The book depicts the life cycle of a butterfly.

    El libro ilustra el ciclo de vida de una mariposa.