personify
verb
- to make resemble a person
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/
verb
Etymology: From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify.
- To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
“Mozart could be said to personify musical genius.”
- To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.
“The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper.”
“If ever any of the girls had taken a fancy to personify their good genius, they would certainly have given to his image all they remembered of "Uncle Frank."”