PERSONIFY

personify, personate

(verb) attribute human qualities to something; “The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous”

embody, be, personify

(verb) represent, as of a character on stage; “Derek Jacobi was Hamlet”

body, personify

(verb) invest with or as with a body; give body to

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

personify (third-person singular simple present personifies, present participle personifying, simple past and past participle personified)

(transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character.

Source: Wiktionary

Per*son"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Personified; p. pr. & vb. n. Personifying.] Etym: [Person + -fy: cf. F. personnifier.]

1. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being. The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate things. Chesterfield.

2. To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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