Dictionary entries for 'personify'

Synonyms

per·son·i·fy (pər-sŏńə-fī́)

[French personnifier, from personne, person, from Old French persone; see person.]

transitive verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

To think of or represent (an inanimate object or abstraction) as having personality or the qualities, thoughts, or movements of a living being: “To make history or psychology alive I personify it” (Anaïs Nin)
To represent (an object or abstraction) by a human figure.
To represent (an abstract quality or idea): This character personifies evil.
To be the embodiment or perfect example of: “Stalin now personified bolshevism in the eyes of the world” (A.J.P. Taylor)