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personify

verb

  1. to make resemble a person
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/

verb

Etymology: From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify.

  1. To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

    Mozart could be said to personify musical genius.

  2. 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."

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