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limn

verbCommon GRE wordMore L words

to depict or describe in vivid, precise detail

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Limn in a sentence

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In a few deft strokes the memoir limns a vanished neighborhood and the people who filled it.

Synonyms
portraydepictdelineaterender
Antonyms
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Limn (verb) means to depict or describe in vivid, precise detail
Here is limn used in an example sentence: "In a few deft strokes the memoir limns a vanished neighborhood and the people who filled it."
Common synonyms for limn include portray, depict, delineate, render.
Antonyms of limn include obscure, blur.
Limn is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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