Portray
verbpoʊr'treɪ
Verb
assume or act the character of
“The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man”
Similar:ImpersonateType of:PlayRepresentActrepresent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
“The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting”
Similar:PresentType of:RepresentInterpretmake a portrait of
“Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”
portray in words
“The book portrays the actor as a selfish person”
Type of:Represent
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Similar Words
- Impersonate
- Present
- Depict
- Limn
- Portrayal
- Portraitist
- Portraiture
- Portrayer
- Portraying
- Portrait