portray, v.
(portrayed, portraying, portrays)
freq. cnt. 14
(portrayed, portraying, portrays)
freq. cnt. 14
portray in words
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
portray
sample sentences
"The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
make a portrait of
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
depict limn portray
sample sentences
"Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
assume or act the character of
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
impersonate portray
sample sentences
"She impersonates Madonna""The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
portray present
sample sentences
"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
hyponym