Thesaurus: portray

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1. v. t. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback.
2. v. t. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words.
3. v. t. To adorn with pictures.
4. v. portray in words
5. v. make a portrait of
6. v. assume or act the character of
7. v. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
8. 1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. Ezek. iv. 1. 2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. 3. To adorn with pictures. [R.] Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed. Milton.
9. v:100 v. portray in words v. make a portrait of v. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture