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Meaning of 'personify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Personify [ v. t.]
- To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being.
- To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.

Meaning of 'personify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . personify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- represent, as of a character on stage
Example in sentence:
  • Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
Meaning (2):
- attribute human qualities to something
Example in sentence:
  • The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous

Nearby Words:

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