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  • 21personify — v. a. Impersonate, ascribe personal qualities to …

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  • 22personify — v 1. embody, incarnate, personate, illustrate, demonstrate, exemplify, image, mirror, reflect, simulate; make corporeal, give human qualities to, make human, imbue with character; breathe life into, give life to. 2.(all as a person) represent,… …

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  • 23personify — per·son·i·fy …

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  • 24personify — [pəˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ] verb [T] to be a very clear example of a particular quality He personifies Russia s dynamic new business class.[/ex] personification [pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …

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  • 25personify — per•son•i•fy [[t]pərˈsɒn əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) rht to attribute a human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction) 2) to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art 3) to be an embodiment… …

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  • 26personify — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 attribute a personal nature to (an abstraction or thing). 2 symbolize (a quality etc.) by a figure in human form. 3 (usu. as personified adj.) embody (a quality) in one s own person; exemplify typically (has always been… …

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  • 27Personified — Personify Per*son i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Personified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Personifying}.] [Person + fy: cf. F. personnifier.] 1. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being. [1913 Webster] The poets take the… …

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  • 28Personifying — Personify Per*son i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Personified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Personifying}.] [Person + fy: cf. F. personnifier.] 1. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being. [1913 Webster] The poets take the… …

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  • 29personification — personify ► VERB (personifies, personified) 1) represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form. 2) attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to (something non human). 3) represent or embody (a quality or concept) in a… …

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