verb
- Portray in words.
- usage: "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
- synonyms: portray
- Make a portrait of.
- usage: "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
- Assume or act the character of.
- usage: "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
- synonyms: impersonate, portray
- Represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.
- usage: "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
adjective
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