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portray (verb)

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  • portray — ► VERB 1) depict in a work of art or literature. 2) describe in a particular way. 3) (of an actor) play the part of. DERIVATIVES portrayal noun portrayer noun. ORIGIN Old French portraire, from traire to draw …   English terms dictionary

  • portray — verb ADVERB ▪ accurately ▪ clearly ▪ graphically, vividly ▪ an incident that graphically portrays the dangers associated with this sport ▪ The museum …   Collocations dictionary

  • portray — I verb act, adumbrate, characterize, convey a verbal image, convey an impression, delineate, depict, depicture, depingere, describe, detail, draw, express, give words to, illustrate, limn, outline, paint, particularize, picture, present, recreate …   Law dictionary

  • portray — verb (T) 1 to describe or represent something or someone: His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson. | Levi portrays the sheer horror of the concentration camps very powerfully. 2 portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • portray — verb a) To paint or draw the likeness of. b) To describe in words; to convey. See Also: portrait, portrayal …   Wiktionary

  • portray — verb 1》 depict in a work of art or literature. 2》 describe in a particular way. 3》 (of an actor) play the part of. Derivatives portrayable adjective portrayal noun portrayer noun Origin ME: from OFr. portraire, based on traire to draw , from an… …   English new terms dictionary

  • portray — verb 1) she portrays the older architecture of her province Syn: paint, draw, sketch, picture, depict, represent, illustrate, render 2) the Newfoundland portrayed by Proulx Syn: describe, depict, characterize …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • portray — verb 1) he always portrays Windermere in sunny weather Syn: paint, draw, sketch, picture, depict, represent, illustrate, render, show 2) the man portrayed by Waugh Syn: describe, de …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • portray */ — UK [pɔː(r)ˈtreɪ] / US [pɔrˈtreɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms portray : present tense I/you/we/they portray he/she/it portrays present participle portraying past tense portrayed past participle portrayed 1) a) to show or describe someone or… …   English dictionary

  • portray — por|tray [ pɔr treı ] verb transitive * 1. ) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way: portray someone as something: Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual. portray someone in a good/bad light (=make them seem …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • portray — [pɔːˈtreɪ] verb [T] 1) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual.[/ex] 2) to play the part of a particular person in a film, play etc portrayal noun [C/U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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