| Verb | 1. | portray - portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" | |
| 2. | portray - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" | |
| 3. | portray - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" | |
| 4. | portray - represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" commend - present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" | |