portray

por·tray  (pôr-tr, pr-)

tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays

1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of.

2. To depict or describe in words.

3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. See Synonyms at represent.

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[Middle English portraien, from Old French portraire : por-, forth (from Latin pr-, forth; see pro-¹) + traire, to draw (from Latin trahere, to drag).]

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por·traya·ble adj.

por·trayer n.

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portray

Verb

to describe or represent (someone) by artistic means, such as in writing or on film [Old French portraire to depict]

portrayal n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	portray - portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person" represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
	2.	portray - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" limn, depict artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
	3.	portray - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" impersonate performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
	4.	portray - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" present artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" commend - present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"

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portray

verb 1. play, take the role of, act the part of, represent, personate (rare)

verb 2. describe, present, depict, evoke, delineate, put in words

3. represent, draw, paint, illustrate, sketch, figure, picture, render, depict, delineate

verb 4. characterize, describe, represent, depict, paint a mental picture of

Translations

portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] vt → retratar;

(in writing) → representar

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portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] vt → faire le portrait de;

(in writing) → dépeindre, représenter;

(subj) [actor] → jouer

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portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] vt → darstellen

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portray [pɔːˈtreɪ] vt → fare il ritratto di [+ character on stage]; rappresentare;

(in writing) → ritrarre