portray

• portray

portray

Verb

portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"

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• portray

Verb

make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

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• portray
• depict
• limn

Verb

assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

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• impersonate
• portray

Verb

represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

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• portray
• present