portray
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[edit] Etymology
Middle French portraire.
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- Rhymes: -eɪ
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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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to paint or draw the likeness of
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figuratively: to describe in words
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