portray
verb/pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/UK/poːˈtɹæ̝ɪ̯//poɹˈtɹeɪ̯/US
Etymology
Definitions
To paint or draw the likeness of.
- I will portray a king on horseback.
To represent by an image or look.
- Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.
To describe in words
To describe in words; to convey.
›+ 2 more definitionsshow fewer
To play a role
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
- For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare.
To adorn.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at portray. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at portray. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at portray
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA