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- [pawr-trey, pohr-]
- /pɔrˈtreɪ, poʊr-/
- /pɔːˈtreɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pawr-trey, pohr-]
- /pɔrˈtreɪ, poʊr-/
Definitions of portray word
- verb with object portray to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like. 1
- verb with object portray to depict in words; describe graphically. 1
- verb with object portray to represent dramatically, as on the stage: He portrayed Napoleon in the play. 1
- transitive verb portray depict 1
- transitive verb portray represent 1
- transitive verb portray represent in theatre 1
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Origin of portray
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English portrayen < Middle French portraire < Late Latin prōtrahere to depict, Latin: to draw forth, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + trahere to draw
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Parts of speech for Portray
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
portray popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
portray usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for portray
verb portray
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
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