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personify

/ personify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
attribute human qualities to something
"The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
Type of:
impute ascribe assign
Derived:
personification incarnation person individual someone
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
invest with or as with a body; give body to
Type of:
embody be
Derived:
personification prosopopoeia person body dead body
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
represent, as of a character on stage
"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
Type of:
typify symbolize symbolise
Kinds of:
body exemplify represent
Derived:
character role theatrical role part persona
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
2
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impute ascribe assign embody be typify symbolize symbolise body exemplify represent