ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›P›portray
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portray
to describe, show, or represent someone or something
Synonyms
- depict
- represent
- describe
portray in a sentence
The article portrays the inventor as patient and persistent.
The historian tries to portray the debate from both sides.
Where it comes from
From Old French portraire 'to depict' (por- + traire 'to draw'), from Latin protrahere.
Memory hook
To portray is to paint a portrait in words or images.
Read it in context
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