English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Delineate Pronunciation
Delineate is pronounced di-LI-nee-ayt, IPA /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/.
di-LI-nee-ayt
US /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/ · UK /dɪˈlɪniːt/
Syllables: di · LI · nee · ayt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To describe or mark out something precisely.
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Delineate in a Sentence
- The report will delineate the boundary clearly.
- She tried to delineate the two roles.
- A low wall delineates the garden from the field.
Common Mispronunciations of Delineate
Not DE-li-nee-ayt
LI takes the volume and the opening di is almost swallowed.
Not di-LY-nee-ayt
That stressed vowel is the short i of lid, not the eye of line, whatever the spelling suggests.
Tip: American dictionaries give four beats, di-LI-nee-ayt, and British ones often give three, di-LI-neet.
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