LIMN

 Dictionary entry overview: What does limn mean? 

• LIMN (verb)
  The verb LIMN has 2 senses:

1. trace the shape of
2. make a portrait of

  Familiarity information: LIMN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMN (verb)

Meaning:

Trace the shape of

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

limn; delineate; outline

Hypernyms (to "limn" is one way to...):

draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "limn"):

lipstick (form by tracing with lipstick)

contour (form the contours of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Make a portrait of

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

limn; portray; depict

Context example:

Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba

Hypernyms (to "limn" is one way to...):

interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody