portray

1 portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"

2 make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" [syn: depict, limn]

3 assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" [syn: impersonate]

4 represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" [syn: present]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

1. To paint or draw the likeness of.

   I will portray a king on horseback.

2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words.
3. To adorn with pictures.

Derived terms

• portrait
• portrayal

Translations

act a part, act out, bring to life, cartoon, catch a likeness, chalk, character, characterize, charcoal, chart, color, copy, crayon, create a role, crosshatch, dash off, daub, delineate, depict, describe, design, diagram, doodle, draft, draw, duplicate, enact, evoke, express, give words to, hatch, hit off, image, impersonate, interpret, limn, map, notate, outline, paint, paint a picture, pencil, personate, photograph, picture, picturize, play a part, play a role, play opposite, pose as, print, register, render, represent, reproduce, rub, schematize, scratch, scumble, set forth, shade, show, sketch, stencil, support, sustain a part, symbolize, take a part, take a rubbing, tint, trace, trace out, trace over, write