Personify - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪ|
Brit.
|pəˈsɒnɪfaɪ|
verb
- invest with or as with a body; give body to (syn: body)
- represent, as of a character on stage (syn: be, embody)
- attribute human qualities to something (syn: personate)
- represent, as of a character on stage (syn: be, embody)
- attribute human qualities to something (syn: personate)
Extra examples
The ancient Greeks personified the forces of nature as gods and goddesses.
Justice is personified as a woman with her eyes covered.
Like mythology, Greek philosophy has a tendency to personify ideas.
A teacher who personified patience.
Carter personifies the values of self-reliance and hard work.
Bertha was kindness personified.
Time is often personified as an old man.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: personify
he/she/it: personifies
present participle: personifying
past tense: personified
past participle: personified
I/you/we/they: personify
he/she/it: personifies
present participle: personifying
past tense: personified
past participle: personified
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