Verb: personify pu(r)'só-nu,fI
- Attribute human qualities to something
"The author personified death as a gentle friend";
- personate
- Represent, as of a character on stage
"Derek Jacobi personified Hamlet";
- embody, be
- Invest with or as with a body; give body to
"The actor personified evil in his performance";
- body
Derived forms: personified, personifies, personifying
Type of: ascribe, assign, attribute, impute, represent, stand for, symbol [archaic], symbolise [Brit], symbolize, typify
Encyclopedia: Personify