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Word: Portray
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French portraire, based on traire ‘to draw’, from an alteration of Latin trahere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɔːˈtreɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature
Short Definition:depict person or thing in work of art or literature
Examples:- the ineffectual Oxbridge dons portrayed by Evelyn Waugh
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