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Verb portray has 4 senses
- portray - portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
--1 is one way to represent
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- portray, depict, limn - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
--2 is one way to represent, interpret
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- impersonate, portray - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
--3 is one way to act, play, represent
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- portray, present - represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
--4 is one way to represent, interpret
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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