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1. (v.t.) personify
to attribute a human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction).
2. personify
to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art.
3. personify
to be an embodiment of; typify:
He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.
Etymology: (1720–30; cf. F personnifier, It personificare)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) body, personify
invest with or as with a body; give body to
2. (verb) embody, be, personify
represent, as of a character on stage
"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
3. (verb) personify, personate
attribute human qualities to something
"The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) personify
to regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being
2. (verb) personify
to be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law
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