Verb: portray por'trey or pu(r)'trey
- Describe in words
"The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
- Make a portrait of
"Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba";
- depict, limn
- Represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting";
- present
- (performing arts) assume or act the character of
"The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man";
- impersonate
Derived forms: portraying, portrays, portrayed