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Portray
see synonyms of portrayVerb
1. portray
portray in words
Example Sentences:'The book portrays the actor as a selfish person'
make a portrait of
Example Sentences:'Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba'
3. impersonate, portray
assume or act the character of
Example Sentences:'She impersonates Madonna''The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man'
4. portray, present
represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
Example Sentences:'The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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