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portrays


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  portray 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  portray 
 
  Sense  4 
  portray,  present 
  =>  commend 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  portray 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  portray 
 
  Sense  4 
  portray,  present 
  =>  commend 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  portray 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  portray 
 
  4  senses  of  portray 
 
  Sense  1 
  portray 
  =>  represent 
 
  Sense  2 
  portray,  depict,  limn 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
 
  Sense  3 
  impersonate,  portray 
  =>  act  play,  represent 
 
  Sense  4 
  portray,  present 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  portray 
 
  portray  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  portray 
 
  Sense  1 
  portray 
  =>  represent 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  portray,  depict,  limn 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  impersonate,  portray 
  =>  act  play,  represent 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  portray,  present 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  portray 
 
  The  verb  portray  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  portray  --  (portray  in  words  "The  book  portrays  the  actor  as  a  selfish  person") 
  2.  (3)  portray,  depict,  limn  --  (make  a  portrait  of:  "showing  society  what  it  looked  like..portraying..its  ugliness  and  its  beauties..") 
  3.  (2)  impersonate,  portray  --  (assume  or  act  the  character  of  "She  impersonates  Madonna") 
  4.  portray,  present  --  (represent  in  a  painting,  drawing,  sculpture,  or  verbally;  "The  father  is  portrayed  as  a  coward  in  this  play") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  portray 
 
  The  verb  portray  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  portray  --  (portray  in  words  "The  book  portrays  the  actor  as  a  selfish  person") 
  2.  (3)  portray,  depict,  limn  --  (make  a  portrait  of:  "showing  society  what  it  looked  like..portraying..its  ugliness  and  its  beauties..") 
  3.  (2)  impersonate,  portray  --  (assume  or  act  the  character  of  "She  impersonates  Madonna") 
  4.  portray,  present  --  (represent  in  a  painting,  drawing,  sculpture,  or  verbally;  "The  father  is  portrayed  as  a  coward  in  this  play") 



portrays definition