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Definition portray in British English

portray verb

[transitive] verb
/pɔː(r)ˈtreɪ/
1

to show or describe someone or something in a particular way

Example

Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual.

Example

The newspapers want to portray the project in the worst possible light.

Synonyms and related words
describe define illustrate
1.1

to show something by featuring it in a film, book, play etc

Example

The book portrays Caribbean society against a background of the French Revolution.

Synonyms and related words
allegory anthropomorphic bathos
2

if an actor portrays a person, they play the part of that person in a film, play etc

Synonyms and related words
act ad-lib co-star
Definition portray in British English