Personify Meaning
/pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
verbTo create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.
Sentence Examples
Yanni and Skura personify happiness and success.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Artists often ____ abstract ideas like hope or fear in their paintings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The author used the character to ____ the struggle between ambition and moral integrity.
Word Origin & History
From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If ever any of the girls had taken a fancy to personify their good genius, they would certainly have given to his image all they remembered of "Uncle Frank.""
— 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 73:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Artists often ____ abstract ideas like hope or fear in their paintings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The author used the character to ____ the struggle between ambition and moral integrity.