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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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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 |
adverb + (v.)personify
best, typically
(v.)personify
+ noun
abstraction,
agent,
aggression,
culture,
dream,
evil,
figure,
glamour,
icon,
innocence,
integrity,
leadership,
metaphor,
mind,
paradox,
principle,
rise,
soul,
spirit,
strength,
struggle,
style,
tension,
trait,
virtue,
weakness,
whole,
youth
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| derivations: |
personifiable (adj.), personifier (n.) |
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