Home › Words › D › delinedelinedeline means to delineate or mark out.EtymologyFrom de- + line.verbTo delineate or mark out.e.g.“A certain Plan had been delined out for a farther Proceeding.” — a. 1734, Roger North, Examen:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.delineate 85% match — To sketch out, draw or trace an outline. vs deline →delineative 82% match — Serving to delineate. vs deline →delineatory 81% match — That delineates; descriptive; delineating. vs deline →deliminate 80% match — To delimit. vs deline →delineation 80% match — The act of delineating; depiction. vs deline →delineament 80% match — A delineation vs deline →delineature 78% match — delineation vs deline →redelineate 77% match — To delineate again or differently. vs deline →