personify

Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

body embody be personate are image represent express mirror realize illustrate manifest characterize signify symbolize
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Antonyms

color differ cloud hide obscure oppose
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Hypernyms

represent attribute assign symbolize embody ascribe

Hyponyms

body represent exemplify

Related terms

personification

Derivatives

personified personifying

Examples

Spirits are as real as the powers they personify. Lon Milo DuQuette

Derek Jacobi was Hamlet Source: Internet

The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous Source: Internet

All of these men personify the new American hypocritical spirit. Source: Internet

They appear as cloaked mummifed figures, who wield scythes and summon the undead to fight their enemies, though more powerful Necromancers can summon deadly Reapers, spirits that personify death. Source: Internet

Indigenous myths and folklore often personify animals and objects, reaffirming the belief that everything possess a soul and must be respected. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

personificator personified personifier personifying personise personish