Definition of portray Portray
/pɔɹtɹejˈ/ - [portrey] - por•tray
We found 12 definitions of portray from 4 different sources.
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What does portray mean?
WordNet
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| portray - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" | ||
| depict, limn | ||
| interpret, represent make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" | ||
| artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" | ||
| portray - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" | ||
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| interpret, represent make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" | ||
| artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" | ||
| commend express approval of | ||
| portray - portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person" | ||
| represent point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution" | ||
| portray - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" | ||
| impersonate | ||
| act, represent, play behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
| performing arts arts or skills that require public performance | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- portray (v. t.)
To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. - portray (v. t.)
Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. - portray (v. t.)
To adorn with pictures.
Part of speech
🔤- portray, verb, present, 1st person singular of portray (infinitive).
- portray, verb (infinitive).
