delineate vs write

delineate is an adjective but write is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delineate	No	Yes	Yes	No
write	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, write is a hyponym of delineate; that is, write is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delineate:

Other hyponyms of delineate include construct, inscribe, circumscribe, circumscribe.

delineate (adjective)	write (adjective)
represented accurately or precisely

delineate (verb)	write (verb)
describe in vivid detail	communicate or express by writing
make a mark or lines on a surface	record data on a computer
trace the shape of	contact in writing
determine the essential quality of	produce a literary work
show the form or outline of	mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
	write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
	write music
	create code, write a computer program