personify
English
Etymology
From French personnifier
Verb
personify (third-person singular simple present personifies, present participle personifying, simple past and past participle personified)
- (transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
- Mozart could be said to personify musical genius.
- (transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character.
- The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper.
Related terms
Translations
to be an example of
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to create a representation in the form of a character
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