1. to draw or paint on a surface
Usage: formal; literary
2. to describe something in clear detail
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The artist carefully limned the portrait in charcoal.
• She limned the mountain landscape with delicate brushstrokes.
• The author limned the character’s emotions with vivid prose.
• He limned the historical events in precise detail.
• The poet limned scenes of rural life in her verses.
• The documentary limns the struggles of immigrant families.