portray
verb
- to represent, describe, label, depict
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/ / [pʰɔːˈtɹ̝̊eɪ̯] / /poːˈtɹæ̝ɪ̯/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English portray, from Middle French portraire.
- To paint or draw the likeness of.
“I will portray a king on horseback.”
- To represent by an image or look.
“Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.”
- To describe in words; to convey.
- To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
“For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare.”
- To adorn.