Portray word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "portray" word

[verb] portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
[verb] make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
[verb] represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
[verb] assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

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\Por*tray"\, v. t. [Written also {pourtray}.] [imp. & p. p. {portrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portraying}.] [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v. t., and cf. {Protract}.] 1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. --Ezek. iv. 1. 2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. 3. To adorn with pictures. [R.] Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed. --Milton.

Synonyms for portray

depict, impersonate, limn, present

Related terms: act a part, character, characterize, chart, crayon, create a role, delineate, design, draw, express, give words to, impersonate, limn, photograph, play a part, scumble, sketch, stencil, sustain a part, take a part, take a rubbing, tint

The fun area, different aproach to word »portray«

Let's analyse "portray" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YARTROP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1795 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. --- .-. - .-. .- -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: portray: 6 + 1 = 7, reduced: 7 (or 5 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: portray: 7 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 7 = 41, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (2)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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