portray
11portray — por|tray [ pɔr treı ] verb transitive * 1. ) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way: portray someone as something: Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual. portray someone in a good/bad light (=make them seem …
12portray — por|tray [po:ˈtreı US po:r ] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: portraire, from Latin protrahere to draw out, show ] 1.) portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of… …
13portray — verb (T) 1 to describe or represent something or someone: His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson. | Levi portrays the sheer horror of the concentration camps very powerfully. 2 portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or… …
14portray — [pɔːˈtreɪ] verb [T] 1) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual.[/ex] 2) to play the part of a particular person in a film, play etc portrayal noun [C/U] …
15portray by example — index exemplify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
16portray falsely — index fake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17portray in words — index delineate, describe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
18portray — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English portraien, from Anglo French purtraire, from Latin protrahere to draw forth, reveal, expose more at protract Date: 14th century 1. to make a picture of ; depict 2. a. to describe in words b. to play the… …
19portray — portrayable, adj. portrayer, n. /pawr tray , pohr /, v.t. 1. to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like. 2. to depict in words; describe graphically. 3. to represent dramatically, as on the stage: He portrayed Napoleon in… …
20portray — verb a) To paint or draw the likeness of. b) To describe in words; to convey. See Also: portrait, portrayal …
