Definitions for PORTRAY
pɔrˈtreɪ, poʊr-por·tray

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 6 votes

1. portrayverb

   portray in words

   "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"

2. portray, depict, limnverb

   make a portrait of

   "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

3. impersonate, portrayverb

   assume or act the character of

   "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

4. portray, presentverb

   represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

   "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. portrayverb

   To describe in words; to convey.

2. portrayverb

   To adorn with pictures.

3. Etymology: portraire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PORTRAYverb

   Etymology: pourtraire, Fr.

   1. To paint; to describe by picture.

   The Earl of Warwick’s ragged staff is yet to be seen portrayed in many places of their church steeple. Carew.

   Take a tile, and so portray upon it the city Jerusalem. Ez.

   Our Phenix queen was portrayed too bright,
   Beauty alone could beauty take so right. Dryden.

   2. To adorn with pictures.

   Shields
   Various, with boastful argument portray’d. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. portray

   To portray is to depict or represent someone or something through a particular lens or perspective, often in a creative work such as a painting, film, book, or play. It can also refer to conveying certain characteristics or behaviors through one's actions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Portrayverb

   to paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback

2. Portrayverb

   hence, figuratively, to describe in words

3. Portrayverb

   to adorn with pictures

4. Etymology: [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Protract.]

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Art
   • Performing Arts
   • Represent

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Anagrams for PORTRAY »

1. parroty

2. tropary

How to pronounce PORTRAY?

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How to say PORTRAY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PORTRAY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PORTRAY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PORTRAY in a Sentence

1. Charles Thorson:

   The Islamic State’s attack likely had multiple objectives, including disrupting Charles Thorson at the airport and embarrassing The Taliban as The Taliban tries to distance The Taliban from terrorist groups and portray The Taliban as being capable of providing security throughout the country, the Islamic State attack also probably serves longer-term objectives of driving recruitment and reinvigorating the Islamic State’s image within the global jihadist community amid the group’s downfall in Iraq and Syria, Thorson added. ISIS-K isestimated to have between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters operating in Afghanistan and its ranks swelled with more fighters after prisoners were released when the Afghan government collapsed. Charles Thorson MILITARY ESCAPE FROM AFGHANISTAN : AIR FORCE CREWS DESCRIBE ‘ APOCALYPTIC ’ FINAL SCENES A main gripe of ISIS-K with The Taliban is the deal the group negotiated with United States in Doha. ISIS-K considers the The Taliban traitors for entering into talks with the United States and announced The Taliban intentions to undermine the deal by launching a war against the The Taliban and the U.S.-backed Afghan government. While The Taliban simultaneously waged an insurgency campaign against Afghan forces and negotiated with the U.S., ISIS-K conducted deadly terror attacks on Afghan civilians, an attempt to discredit the The Taliban and drive-up recruitment. The attack from ISIS-K also highlights the internal fissures within The Taliban that will likely grow more profound as The Taliban enter the governing phase of their takeover. The Taliban have, at least rhetorically, struck a more moderate and pragmatic tone from their previous iteration in power 20 years ago. While leadership and spokespersons have remained mild in tone, the The Taliban rank and file are filled with more extremist factions that will be more attracted to the radicalism that ISIS-K espouses. According to Thorson, such a structure is vulnerable to infiltration by more extreme organizations like The Islamic State. Although the The Taliban and Islamic State are enemies, defections from one group to another suggest there may be pockets of sympathy within each group for the other. After all, this is how ISIS-Kformed in 2015, when disaffected remnants of the Pakistani The Taliban and other Jihadist groups split and pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The rupture led to a declaration of war on both sides.

2. Melania Trump:

   I do stand with women, but we need to show the evidence. Melania Trump can not just say to somebody,' I was sexually assaulted,' or,' Melania Trump did that to me,' because sometimes the media goes too far, and the way they portray some stories it's, it's not correct, it's not right.

3. Jessica Brandt:

   For the past year, we've watched China, but also Russia and Iran use a combination of public diplomacy, propaganda and outright disinformation to try to sort of shape narratives around the coronavirus crisis and portray their response to the crisis is superior to that of the United States and other liberal democracies.

4. Kristina Korban:

   I never expected to get that much feedback. I try my best to just portray an accurate image of my experience, if they [followers] can relate to somebody emotionally, it will get them towards action or maybe taking a stand or maybe sharing information.

5. Mark Eiglarsh:

   I think this is one of those rare cases where he might have to take the witness stand. He's an actor, so he has an advantage over almost anyone who is going to take the witness stand. He knows how to portray characters, so he'd be playing the role potentially of a person who has been victimized by the prosecution repeatedly, and someone who has suffered a vicious attack, if he wasn't a good actor, I'd say it might be too risky, but he's an excellent actor. That's what he does for a living.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PORTRAY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Portray
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PORTRAY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PORTRAY
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=PORTRAY