Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - delineate

 transitive verb  (-eated; -eating)  Etymology: Latin delineatus, past participle of delineare, from de- + linea line  Date: 1559  1.  a. to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines  b. to mark the outline of lights delineating the narrow streets  2. to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail ~ a character in the story ~ the steps to be taken by the government  • delineator noun