Definition of portray

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Portray (v. t.) To adorn with pictures.

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Delineate :: Delineate (v. t.) To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation..
Represent :: Represent (v. t.) To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like..
Line :: Line (v. t.) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
Portray :: Portray (v. t.) Hence, figuratively, to describe in words..
Fancy :: Fancy (v. t.) To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.
Delineate :: Delineate (v. t.) To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Depict :: Depict (v. t.) To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.
Irrepresentable :: Irrepresentable (a.) Not capable of being represented or portrayed.
Flatter :: Flatter (v. t.) To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him..
Portray :: Portray (v. t.) To adorn with pictures.
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (adv.) Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.
Painted :: Painted (a.) Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
Portrayer :: Portrayer (n.) One who portrays.
Portraiture :: Portraiture (v. t.) To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray..
Represent :: Represent (v. t.) To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet..
Reproduce :: Reproduce (v. t.) To make an image or other representation of; to portray; to cause to exist in the memory or imagination; to make a copy of; as, to reproduce a person's features in marble, or on canvas; to reproduce a design..
Portrayal :: Portrayal (n.) The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.
Portrait :: Portrait (v. t.) To portray; to draw.
Delineate :: Delineate (a.) Delineated; portrayed.
Portraying :: Portraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Portra.
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