Definition of personify Personify
/pɚsɑˈnʌfajˌ/ - [persanufay] - per•son•i•fy
We found 10 definitions of personify from 6 different sources.
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What does personify mean?
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| personify - attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" | ||
| personate | ||
| ascribe, attribute, impute, assign attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" | ||
| personify - represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" | ||
| embody, be | ||
| symbolise, symbolize, typify, stand for, represent represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize" | ||
| body, personify invest with or as with a body; give body to | ||
| exemplify, represent clarify by giving an example of | ||
| personify - invest with or as with a body; give body to | ||
| body | ||
| embody, personify, be represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- personify (Verb)
To be an example of; to have all the attributes of. - personify (Verb)
To create a representation of an abstract quality in the form of a literary character.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- personify (v. t.)
To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being. - personify (v. t.)
To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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personify
To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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personify
per-son′i-fī, v.t. (rhet.) to treat, look on, or describe as a person: to ascribe to any inanimate object the qualities of a person: to be the embodiment of:—pa.t. and pa.p. person′ifīed.—n. Personificā′tion. [L. persona, a person, facĕre, to make.]
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🔤- personify, verb, present, 1st person singular of personify (infinitive).
- personify, verb (infinitive).
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