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| por·tray [ pawr tráy ] (past and past participle por·trayed, present participle por·tray·ing, 3rd person present singular por·trays) |
transitive verb |
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1. depict something or somebody visually: to depict something such as a person or a scene in a painting, photograph, drawing, or sculpture
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2. depict something or somebody verbally: to represent somebody or something in words
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3. play role in drama: to play a character in drama
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| [13th century. < Old French portraire "draw out" < traire "draw" < Latin trahere] |
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  por·tray·a·ble adjective |
| por·tray·al noun |
| por·tray·er noun |
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