portray

verb

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

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Senses

portray in words

The book portrays the actor as a selfish person

make a portrait of

Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba

assume or act the character of

She impersonates Madonna

represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	portrayal
1	hypernym	Types & categories	represent
2	derivation	Related & opposite	portraiture
2	derivation	Related & opposite	painting
2	derivation	Related & opposite	depicting
2	derivation	Related & opposite	portraitist
2	derivation	Related & opposite	delineative
2	domain topic	Related & opposite	artistic creation
2	hypernym	Types & categories	interpret
3	derivation	Related & opposite	portrayal
3	derivation	Related & opposite	personation
3	derivation	Related & opposite	imposture
3	derivation	Related & opposite	persona
3	domain topic	Related & opposite	performing arts
3	hypernym	Types & categories	act
4	derivation	Related & opposite	demonstration
4	derivation	Related & opposite	delineation
4	derivation	Related & opposite	portraiture
4	derivation	Related & opposite	display
4	derivation	Related & opposite	depicting
4	derivation	Related & opposite	portraitist
4	domain topic	Related & opposite	artistic creation
4	hypernym	Types & categories	interpret
4	hyponym	Types & categories	commend