portray
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
Middle French portraire.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Verb [edit]
portray (third-person singular simple present portrays, present participle portraying, simple past and past participle portrayed)
- To paint or draw the likeness of.
- I will portray a king on horseback.
- (figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
- To play a role; to depict a character or person.
- For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare
- To adorn with pictures.
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Translations [edit]
to paint or draw the likeness of
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figuratively: to describe in words
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