Meaning of PERSONIFY
| Pronunciation: | | pur'sânu`fI
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- [v] attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
- [v] represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
- [v] invest with or as with a body; give body to
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| | Synonyms: | | be, embody, personate |
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| | See Also: | | ascribe, assign, attribute, body, exemplify, impute, personify, represent, repute, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*son"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Personified}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Personifying}.] [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.
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| | Related Terms: | | adumbrate, body, body forth, corporealize, corporify, demonstrate, emblematize, embody, epitomize, exemplify, exteriorize, externalize, figure, foreshadow, humanize, illustrate, image, impersonate, incarnate, incorporate, manifest, materialize, metaphorize, mirror, objectify, personalize, personate, prefigure, pretypify, project, realize, reembody, reflect, reincarnate, represent, shadow, shadow forth, similize, stand for, substantialize, substantiate, substantify, symbolize, transmigrate, typify |
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