write vs delineate

write is not an adjective while delineate is an adjective.

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

As verbs, delineate is a hypernym of write; that is, delineate is a word with a broader meaning than write:

Other hypernyms of write include describe, draw, line, trace.

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

write (verb)	delineate (verb)
communicate or express by writing	describe in vivid detail
record data on a computer	make a mark or lines on a surface
contact in writing	trace the shape of
produce a literary work	determine the essential quality of
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface	show the form or outline of
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