portray

Definition

To paint or draw the likeness of.

Etymology

From Middle English portray, from Middle French portraire.

Example Sentences

• "I will portray a king on horseback."
• "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."
• "For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare."

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