| 单词 | personify |
| 释义 | personify —personifiable, adj. —personifiant, adj. —personifier, n. /peuhr son"euh fuy'/, v.t., personified, personifying. 1. to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing. 2. to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art. 3. to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing. 4. to be an embodiment or incarnation of; typify: He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives. 5. to personate. [1720-30; PERSON + -IFY; cf. F personnifier, It personificare] Syn. 4. represent, exemplify, incorporate. |
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