portray
(verb) portray in words; “The book portrays the actor as a selfish person”
portray, depict, limn
(verb) make a portrait of; “Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”
portray, present
(verb) represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; “The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting”
impersonate, portray
(verb) assume or act the character of; “She impersonates Madonna”; “The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
portray (third-person singular simple present portrays, present participle portraying, simple past and past participle portrayed)
To paint or draw the likeness of.
(figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
(obsolete) To adorn.
• Praytor, parroty
Source: Wiktionary
Por*tray", v. t. [Written also pourtray.] [imp. & p. p. portrayed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Portraying.] Etym: [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Protract.]
1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. Ezek. iv. 1.
2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words.
3. To adorn with pictures. [R.] Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
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