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portray

/poɹˈtɹeɪ̯/verb2 syllables

Portray means: make a portrait of.

Synonyms for portray4

verb, as in make a portrait of

depict, limn

verb, as in assume or act the character of

impersonate

verb, as in represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

present

What does portray mean?4

verb

1

make a portrait of“Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”

2

assume or act the character of“She impersonates Madonna”

3

represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture“The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting”

4

portray in words“The book portrays the actor as a selfish person”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with portray?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for portray, grouped by syllable

Portray in a sentence

  • In this film they both portray notorious gang leaders.Vanilla
  • I still can't work out what the artist intended to portray.Vanilla
  • Sami liked to portray himself as an innocent victim.OsoHombre
  • Sami still likes to portray himself as an innocent victim.OsoHombre
  • The aggressor tried to portray itself as the victim.sundown
  • The aggressor tried to portray himself as the victim.sundown
  • The staunch advocate of war wants to portray himself as a champion of peace.carlosalberto
  • I am very uncomfortable with how this television show portrays women.Vanilla

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Forms of portray

as a verb

past tense
portrayed
present participle
portraying
third-person singular
portrays
past participle
portrayed