personify

verb [T]

/pəˈsɒn.ɪ.faɪ/

/pɚˈsɑː.nɪ-/

Definition

› to be a perfect example of something: These louts personify all that is wrong with our society today.Typifying, illustrating and exemplifyingMeaning and significance › specialized to treat something as if it were in the form of a human being: In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.Describing and telling stories personification

/pəˌsɒn.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

/pɚˌsɑː.nɪ-/ noun [C usually singular, U] › She played a character who was the personification of evil.Typifying, illustrating and exemplifyingMeaning and significance personified

/-faɪd/ adjective [after noun] › She is charm personified.Typifying, illustrating and exemplifyingMeaning and significance

(Definition of personify verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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