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portrayed

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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.
[Middle English portraien, from Old French portraire : por-, forth (from Latin pr-, forth; see pro-1) + traire, to draw (from Latin trahere, to drag).]
por·traya·ble adj.
por·trayer n.
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Adj.1.portrayed - represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
depicted, pictured
delineate, delineated, represented - represented accurately or precisely
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