personify
[verb]
Synonyms: embody, epitomize, exemplify, represent, symbolize, typify

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Related Words: reincarnate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

per‧son‧i‧fy /pəˈsɒnəfaɪ, pəˈsɒnɪfaɪ $ pərˈsɑː-/ verb (past tense and past participle personified, present participle personifying, third person singular personifies) [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: person, personality, persona, personage, the personals, personification, personnel; adjective: personal ≠ impersonal, personalized, personable; verb: personalize, personify; adverb: personally ≠ impersonally]

1. to have a lot of a particular quality or be a typical example of something:
Carter personifies the values of self-reliance and hard work.
kindness/generosity etc personified
Bertha was kindness personified.

2. to think of or represent a quality or thing as a person
personify something as somebody
Time is often personified as an old man.

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