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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
personifies, personifying, personified |
definition 1: |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody.
The lovely actress personified elegance.- synonyms:
- embody, epitomize, represent, typify
- similar words:
- demonstrate, exemplify, incarnate, incorporate, live, mirror, stand for
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definition 2: |
to attribute human characteristics to (a nonhuman or inanimate thing).
The poem personifies a tree. |
definition 3: |
to represent (a quality or other abstraction) in a human figure or a particular person.
Justice is often personified as a goddess wearing a blindfold, holding a sword, and balancing the scales of truth.- synonyms:
- depict, embody, image, incarnate, personalize, represent
- similar words:
- draw, express, externalize, illustrate, incorporate, paint, picture, realize, signify, typify
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related words: |
materialize, portray, represent |
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derivations: |
personifiable (adj.), personifier (n.) |
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