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    [Verb]  | "limn" | \ ˈlim \


    1: to draw or paint on a surface

    2: to outline in clear sharp detail : delineate

    3: describe


    Origin: 1592 ;

     Middle English limnen to illuminate (a manuscript), probably back-formation from lymnour illuminator, alteration of lumenur, from Anglo-French aluminer, enluminer to illuminate, ultimately from Latin illuminare;

    [Verb]  | "limn" 


    1: to give a representation or account of in words;


      * e.g., " ... he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it "



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     [ "Limn" ]

    1: "Limn" means to draw or to paint. It is also used figuratively in the sense of "drawing a picture" of a situation or condition.

      * e.g.,  ... The picture limned by the police made it look like almost everyone named was guilty. 

     [ "LIMN" ]

    1: i read this word in The Stranger yesterday. I have never seen it before.

      * e.g.,  ... An author cam LIMN OUT a character in a story. I think this means to layer on aspects of personality and habits. 


     [ "LIMN" ]

    2: I'm not clear on it's meaning.

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