vverb.communicationportray in wordsExamples:- The book portrays the actor as a selfish person
Derivationally Related Form:portraitureportraitportrayal
Hypernyms:represent
Inherited Hypernyms:portrayrepresentexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.creationmake a portrait ofTopic:artartistic creationartistic production
Synset:depict limn portray
Examples:- Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba
Derivationally Related Form:depictiondepictiveportraitistpictureportraituredepictingportrayalportrayinglimner
Hypernyms:interpret represent
Inherited Hypernyms:portrayrepresentre-createmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.creationassume or act the character ofTopic:performing arts
Synset:impersonate portray
Examples:- She impersonates Madonna
- The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
Derivationally Related Form:portrayalpersonaimpersonation
Hypernyms:act play represent
Inherited Hypernyms:impersonateactre-createmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.creationrepresent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculptureTopic:artartistic creationartistic production
Synset:portray present
Examples:- The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting
Derivationally Related Form:presentationportrayerportraitistpresentmentportraitureportrayalportraying
Hypernyms:interpret represent
Inherited Hypernyms:portrayrepresentre-createmake
Direct Hyponyms:commend
Full Troponyms:commend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allrepresented graphically by sketch or design or linesSynset:depicted pictured
Antonyms:undelineated
Inherited Hypernyms:depicted
Similar to:delineate delineated represented