personify
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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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| —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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Example sentences
They represent the spirit of an age and personify the minds and hearts of the people who inhabit them.
Characters in stories who personify human traits are as sacred as characters who personify non-human deities or elements.
Authors can personify an animal's relationships, too.
Create an illustration using an animal to personify human qualities.
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