how to pronounce delineate

/dɪˈlɪniːˌɛɪt/

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delineate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of delineate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… now trying to delineate because I …”

meanings of delineate

verb:

To outline or mark out.
To depict, represent with pictures.
To describe or depict with words or gestures.
To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.

delineate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word delineate occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics delineate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that delineate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to delineate

deteriorate