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personify

Syllabification: (per·son·i·fy)
Pronunciation: /pərˈsänəˌfī/

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Definition of personify

verb (personifies, personifying, personified)

[with object]
  • represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form:public pageants and dramas in which virtues and vices were personified
  • (usually be personified) attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to (something nonhuman):in the poem, the oak trees are personified
  • represent or embody (a quality, concept, or thing) in a physical form:he fairly personifies trustworthiness

Derivatives

personifier

Pronunciation: /-ˌfī(ə)r/

noun

Origin:

early 18th century: from French personnifier, from personne 'person'

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