personify

//pərˈsɒnɪfaɪ//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

personifyInfinitive
personifyPresent tense
personifiedPast tense
personifiedPast participle
personifyingPresent participle
personifiesThird-person singular
1

To represent an abstract quality or idea as a human figure or with human characteristics.

The artist personified death as a cloaked figure.

2

To be a perfect example or embodiment of a quality or characteristic.

She personifies elegance and grace in everything she does.

3

To attribute human qualities or characteristics to something non-human.

The poet personified the wind as a gentle whisper.

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