Difference between Describe and Depict

DESCRIBE vs DEPICT: VERB

Identify as in botany or biology, for example
Make a mark or lines on a surface
Give a description of
To represent in words.
(mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
(biology) To scientifically reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.
To give an account or representation of in words

Give a description of
Show in, or as in, a picture
Make a portrait of
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.

To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out
To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs.
To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
To trace the form or outline of.
To represent pictorially; depict.
To give an account of in speech or writing.
To convey an idea or impression of; characterize.

To form or trace by motion: as, a star describes an ellipse in the heavens.
To write down; inscribe.
To represent orally or by writing; portray in words; give an account of: as, to describe a person or a scene; to describe a battle.
To distribute into classes or divisions; divide for representation.
Synonyms Describe, Narrate, portray, explain. Describe applies primarily to what exists—space, and by extension to what occurs—time, but narrate applies only to the latter: as, to describe a view, a race, or a siege; to narrate an experience or a history. Describe implies often the vividness of personal observation; narrate is more applicable to long series of events. A single narrative may contain many descriptions of separate events.
To make descriptions; use the power of describing.
To delineate or mark the form or figure of; trace out; outline: as, to describe a circle with the compasses.

Synonyms To delineate, sketch, set forth.
To portray in words; describe: as, to depict the horrors of war.
To portray; paint; form a likeness of in colors: as, to depict a lion on a shield.
In mathematics, to represent; map.
(past participle) Depicted.

Define, Characterize, Key out, Line, Report, Key, Draw, Name, Trace, Discover, Delineate, Outline, Distinguish, Identify, Depict

Indicate, Exemplify, Expose, Demonstrate, Reflect, Represent, Highlight, Describing, Illustrate, Draw, Show, Picture, Describe, Limn, Portray

Refer, Define, Characterize, Line, Report, Key, Draw, Name, Trace, Discover, Delineate, Outline, Distinguish, Identify, Depict

Outline, Indicate, Exemplify, Expose, Demonstrate, Reflect, Represent, Highlight, Illustrate, Draw, Show, Picture, Describe, Limn, Portray

Describe this product using simple and short words.
Describe your ideal role play scenario to me.
How to describe interpersonal skills on a resume?
We describe these issues more in depth later.
What characteristics or attributes best describe the applicant?
Trim knows that beautiful, authentic spaces are achieved only when the words that describe your home are synonymous with the words that describe you.
List and describe the statistical tools used for SPC and list and describe the types of variation found in manufacturing.
How would you describe it, and how do you think others in the company describe it?
Describe how the proposed program was established, and also describe the faculty who will oversee the program.
The Bible fails to describe the process of canonization, yet it does describe the preservation of sacred writings.

Off depict the Hertz Holdings common stock performance.
Why is the truth so hard to depict?
Photos depict suitable locations for bicycle rack placement.
Nonfiction films that depict travel, peoples, and places.
The top panels depict comparisons made with raw data, and the bottom panels depict comparisons made with AR residual data.
Red arrow depict genes essential for replication, while orange arrows depict genes the play an important role in replication but are not essential.
Rectangles depict types of memory; ovals depict stages of episodic memory.
Equally, spectrograms do not depict tongue positions and articulograms do not depict formants, nor do either of them contain phonetic categories.
Some depict the movie title others depict the plot.
Squares depict measured variables and circles depict latent factors.