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portrayed
por·tray P0460800 (pôr-trā′)tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of: The painter portrays a typical country scene.2. To describe or represent in words: The author portrays the world of the fantastically wealthy.3. To describe or depict in a certain way: The book portrays her as hardworking and driven.4. To represent dramatically, as on the stage: The actor portrays an obsessed lover in the film.
[Middle English portraien, from Old French portraire : por-, forth (from Latin prō-, forth; see pro-1) + traire, to draw (from Latin trahere, to drag).]
por·tray′a·ble adj.por·tray′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | portrayed - represented graphically by sketch or design or linesdepicted, pictureddelineate, delineated, represented - represented accurately or precisely |
IdiomsSeeportrayportrayed
Related to portrayed: fickle, tentatively, depictsSynonyms for portrayedadj represented graphically by sketch or design or linesSynonymsRelated Words- delineate
- delineated
- represented
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