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portray

Dictionary definition · portray

verb

  1. portray in words"The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
  2. make a portrait of"Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
  3. assume or act the character of"She impersonates Madonna"
  4. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).