personify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.

/pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-personify.wav

personify personifies personifying personified

From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify.

embody

unpersonify

personification

dispersonify personifiable personifier unpersonified

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