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personify

/pərˈsɑː.nɪ.faɪ/

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/pərˈsɑː.nɪ.faɪ/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для представления или воплощения качества, понятия или вещи в человеческой форме, или для обозначения совершенного примера чего-либо.

A verb used to represent or embody a quality, concept, or thing in human form, or to be a perfect example of something.

  1. Represent as a personB2formal

    To attribute human qualities or characteristics to an abstract idea, object, or animal.

    ruОлицетворять

    • In the poem, the wind is personified as a gentle whisper.
    • Artists often personify death as a skeleton with a scythe.
    • The author personifies the sun as a smiling face.

    Synonymsanthropomorphizehumanize

    Antonymsdehumanizeobjectify

  2. EmbodimentB2formal

    To be a perfect example of a particular quality or characteristic.

    ruОлицетворять

    • She personifies kindness and generosity.
    • He personifies the spirit of the company.
    • The old castle personifies medieval architecture.

    Synonymsembodyexemplifyincarnaterepresenttypify

Forms
  • personified past participle
  • personified past simple
  • personifying present participle
  • personifies third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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