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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")
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