portray[verb]Synonyms:- represent, depict, draw, figure, illustrate, paint, picture, sketch
- describe, characterize, depict, put in words
- play, act the part of, represent
Related Words: photograph,
copy,
duplicate,
reproduce [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
por‧tray /pɔːˈtreɪ $ pɔːr-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: portraire, from Latin protrahere 'to draw out, show']
1. portray somebody/something as something to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of them
Synonym : depict:
Romantic artists portrayed nature as wild and powerful. The President likes to portray himself as a friend of working people.2. to describe or represent something or someone
Synonym : depict:
His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson. Religion was portrayed in a negative way.3. to act the part of a character in a play, film, or television programme
Synonym : play:
She portrays a dancer in the hit film. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲