Main entry: portray
Definition: portray in words
Usage: The book portrays the actor as a selfish person
Main entry: limn, portray, depict
Definition: make a portrait of
Usage: Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba
Definition: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
Usage: The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting
Main entry: portray, impersonate
Definition: assume or act the character of
Usage: She impersonates Madonna; The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man