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to limn
01
to represent in a drawing or painting, especially in a detailed or expressive manner
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
limn
3rd person singular
limns
Present participle
limning
Past simple
limned
Past participle
limned
Examples
The artist limned her features with delicate strokes of charcoal.
02
to outline the contours or form of something
Examples
Moonlight limned the edges of the mountain range.
Lexical Tree
limner
limning
limn
