"portray" meaning in English

See portray in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɔrˈtreɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-portray.wav [UK] Forms: portray [canonical], portrays [third-person, singular], portrayed [past], portrayed [past, participle], portraying [present, participle]
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  1. When you portray something, you create a picture of it by painting or drawing.
    Sense id: simple-portray-en-verb-Iq-RGF5y
  2. When you portray something, you are trying to describe and explain it in words so that you can convey it to other people.
    Sense id: simple-portray-en-verb-aBXcYpar
  3. When someone portrays a character, the person is acting as the character.
    Sense id: simple-portray-en-verb-wEZyujMZ
  4. When you portray something, you decorate it with pictures.
    Sense id: simple-portray-en-verb-PpEnfUZP
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