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əˌfaɪ verb (used with object), per·son·i·fied, per·son·i·fy·ing.
1.
3.
to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing.
4.
to be an embodiment or incarnation of; typify: He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.
5.
to personate.
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is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to attribute human characteristics to (a thing or abstraction) |
| 2. | to represent (an abstract quality) in human or animal form |
| 3. | (of a person or thing) to represent (an abstract quality), as in art or literature |
| 4. | to be the embodiment of |
| per'sonifiable | |
| —adj | |
| per'sonifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
personify
1727 "to attribute personal form to things or abstractions" (especially as an artistic or literary technique), from Fr. personnifier (17c.), as if from L. *personificare, from persona (see person) + -ficare "to make."
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