delineate

delineate [verb]: trace the outline of; describe.

Example: In any professionally run organization, the roles and responsibilities of each employee are clearly delineated.

Related words: delineable [adjective], delineation [noun]

Synonyms: define, describe, depict, detail, draw, limn, outline, plot, represent, sketch out, trace

Antonyms: becloud, blur, confuse, muddy, obfuscate, obscure

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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