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English verb: personify | |||
| 1. | personify (stative) invest with or as with a body; give body to | ||
| Synonyms | body | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, embody, personify | ||
| 2. | personify (stative) represent, as of a character on stage | ||
| Samples | Derek Jacobi was Hamlet. | ||
| Synonyms | be, embody | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | body, exemplify, personify, represent | ||
| 3. | personify (cognition) attribute human qualities to something | ||
| Samples | The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous. | ||
| Synonyms | personate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascribe, assign, attribute, impute | ||
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