personifyv.

Brit.

/pəˈsɒnᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: person n., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < person n. + -ify suffix, after French personnifier to represent as a person (late 17th cent.; also †personifier ; c1780 as past participle in sense 2). Compare personate v., personize v., personalize v.

1. transitive. To represent or imagine (a thing or abstraction) as a person; to attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to; (Art) to symbolize by a figure in human form.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > represent as a person [verb (transitive)]

personate1612

personize1726

personify1728

personalize1747

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Poets have personified all the Passions; and made Divinities of them.

1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. viii. 147 We can personify any object that we chuse to introduce with dignity.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 1 It is in this latter sense..that we usually personify Nature.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 376 Like mythology, Greek philosophy has a tendency to personify ideas.

1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Oct. 266/2 In trying to get close to it in our minds we personify the idea, naturally.

1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic iii. 64 Eddy Grant unconsciously echoed Guess Who by personifying apartheid as female in his 1987 hit ‘Gimme Hope Jo'anna’.

†2. transitive. To make or turn into a person; to give a human form or nature to. Cf. personified adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [verb (transitive)] > make human

hominify1579

humanize1603

humanify?1630

rehumanize1749

personify1768

mortalize1831

1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull II. xxi. 174 Men possessed of that plastic virtue to personify, and even make gentlemen out of the most stubborn and clownish ingredients.

3. transitive. To be an embodiment of (a quality, etc.); to exemplify in a typical manner or to a marked degree.Chiefly in past participle, and frequently in a postmodifying non-finite clause.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > represent as a person [verb (transitive)] > be personal embodiment of

enflesh1548

personify1776

incarnate1806

1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad iv. 184 By this old man is personified the populace of Portugal.

1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress i. ii. 21 How shall I keep my secret from him for the present? He is suspicion personified.

1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 404 The natives of this country are rashness personified.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 246 In this man the political immorality of his age was personified.

1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i, in Youth 52 He resembled a pilot, which to a seaman is trustworthiness personified.

1951 E. Bowen Shelbourne vi. 172 What did appal him were the wild cats in the kitchen—leaping on and off the bare tables..these feline Maenads seemed to be chaos personified.

1991 P. C. Newman Merchant Princes viii. 227 Here was a man of little privilege, unbridled ambition, and the mindset of a conquistador. For a time, he personified his country.

4. transitive. To personate or play the part of (someone else, a character, etc.); †to play or enact (a story) (obsolete). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > pretend, simulate, feign [verb (transitive)] > lay claim to, personate

counterfeitc1290

colour1419

personate1604

affecta1616

belie1616

sham1699

assume1714

personify1779

1779 H. Cowley Albina iii. 36 Better have told the story at the mart, Or to the mummers, who infest our halls; To be by them personify'd, on eves And holidays.

1818 J. Morier Second Journey through Persia xx. 302 These men did not ill personify soldiers, for they marched very well in files.

1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 i. 33 There were adroit men about him, who did not scruple to personify him.

1871 T. Hardy Desperate Remedies III. vi. 160 It was the most unlikely thing on earth that a woman who had forsaken her husband should countenance his scheme to personify her.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Dec. f1 Jones conducted his own research to understand the character and style of the man he is attempting to personify.

2002 Public Opinion Chambersburg (Pa.) (Nexis) 1 May (Weekender section) 5 It certainly was important to pick the perfect actor..to personify Peter Parker.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	personify
释义	personifyv. Brit. /pəˈsɒnᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: person n., -ify suffix. Etymology: < person n. + -ify suffix, after French personnifier to represent as a person (late 17th cent.; also †personifier ; c1780 as past participle in sense 2). Compare personate v., personize v., personalize v. 1. transitive. To represent or imagine (a thing or abstraction) as a person; to attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to; (Art) to symbolize by a figure in human form. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > represent as a person [verb (transitive)] personate1612 personize1726 personify1728 personalize1747 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Poets have personified all the Passions; and made Divinities of them. 1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. viii. 147 We can personify any object that we chuse to introduce with dignity. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 1 It is in this latter sense..that we usually personify Nature. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 376 Like mythology, Greek philosophy has a tendency to personify ideas. 1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Oct. 266/2 In trying to get close to it in our minds we personify the idea, naturally. 1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic iii. 64 Eddy Grant unconsciously echoed Guess Who by personifying apartheid as female in his 1987 hit ‘Gimme Hope Jo'anna’. †2. transitive. To make or turn into a person; to give a human form or nature to. Cf. personified adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [verb (transitive)] > make human hominify1579 humanize1603 humanify?1630 rehumanize1749 personify1768 mortalize1831 1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull II. xxi. 174 Men possessed of that plastic virtue to personify, and even make gentlemen out of the most stubborn and clownish ingredients. 3. transitive. To be an embodiment of (a quality, etc.); to exemplify in a typical manner or to a marked degree.Chiefly in past participle, and frequently in a postmodifying non-finite clause. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > represent as a person [verb (transitive)] > be personal embodiment of enflesh1548 personify1776 incarnate1806 1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad iv. 184 By this old man is personified the populace of Portugal. 1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress i. ii. 21 How shall I keep my secret from him for the present? He is suspicion personified. 1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 404 The natives of this country are rashness personified. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 246 In this man the political immorality of his age was personified. 1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i, in Youth 52 He resembled a pilot, which to a seaman is trustworthiness personified. 1951 E. Bowen Shelbourne vi. 172 What did appal him were the wild cats in the kitchen—leaping on and off the bare tables..these feline Maenads seemed to be chaos personified. 1991 P. C. Newman Merchant Princes viii. 227 Here was a man of little privilege, unbridled ambition, and the mindset of a conquistador. For a time, he personified his country. 4. transitive. To personate or play the part of (someone else, a character, etc.); †to play or enact (a story) (obsolete). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > pretend, simulate, feign [verb (transitive)] > lay claim to, personate counterfeitc1290 colour1419 personate1604 affecta1616 belie1616 sham1699 assume1714 personify1779 1779 H. Cowley Albina iii. 36 Better have told the story at the mart, Or to the mummers, who infest our halls; To be by them personify'd, on eves And holidays. 1818 J. Morier Second Journey through Persia xx. 302 These men did not ill personify soldiers, for they marched very well in files. 1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 i. 33 There were adroit men about him, who did not scruple to personify him. 1871 T. Hardy Desperate Remedies III. vi. 160 It was the most unlikely thing on earth that a woman who had forsaken her husband should countenance his scheme to personify her. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Dec. f1 Jones conducted his own research to understand the character and style of the man he is attempting to personify. 2002 Public Opinion Chambersburg (Pa.) (Nexis) 1 May (Weekender section) 5 It certainly was important to pick the perfect actor..to personify Peter Parker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1728
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