Definitions for personify
pərˈsɒn əˌfaɪper·son·i·fy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. body, personifyverb

   invest with or as with a body; give body to

2. embody, be, personifyverb

   represent, as of a character on stage

   "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

3. personify, personateverb

   attribute human qualities to something

   "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. personifyverb

   To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

   Mozart could be said to personify the idea of a musical genius.

2. personifyverb

   To create a representation of an abstract quality in the form of a literary character.

   The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper.

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

1. To Personifyverb

   To change from a thing to a person.

   Etymology: from person.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. personify

   Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology.Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts such as nations, emotions, and natural forces, such as seasons and weather. Both have ancient roots as storytelling and artistic devices, and most cultures have traditional fables with anthropomorphized animals as characters. People have also routinely attributed human emotions and behavioral traits to wild as well as domesticated animals.

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1. personify

   To personify means to attribute human characteristics, emotions, or behavior to an object, animal, or an abstract concept. This is often used as a literary or artistic device to help readers or viewers better understand or relate to the non-human subject.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Personifyverb

   to regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being

2. Personifyverb

   to be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law

3. Etymology: [Person + -fy: cf. F. personnifier.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Personify

   per-son′i-fī, v.t. (rhet.) to treat, look on, or describe as a person: to ascribe to any inanimate object the qualities of a person: to be the embodiment of:—pa.t. and pa.p. person′ifīed.—n. Personificā′tion. [L. persona, a person, facĕre, to make.]

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1. personify

   Personify could mean a archetype-he personified a caring,considerate and intelligent man so he was a archetype of person having enlightened ideas like pursuing a career in medicine or being like the stoics

   he personified a stoical person and understanding person-dr dwarkanath kotnis in 1938-(1910-1942)- whose medical mission to china may have personified the caring nature in himself-so he became an indian who personified a quality not many would have

   
   

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How to pronounce personify?

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How to say personify in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of personify in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of personify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of personify in a Sentence

1. Giancarlo Sopo:

   We're aspirational people. We want to work hard. We came to this country to succeed. Also, I think during that same time, it would be fair to say that the Democratic Party's overly educated or miseducated, depending how you look at it, you know, elites have taken over the party, and it's difficult to find groups that are more different than a woke White Democrat and your average Hispanic, they're economically different. The social and cultural values are very different. Your average Hispanic tends to be far more religious and traditional in their cultural views than your average Democrat. So, I think if you understand the cultural transformation that we've seen on the Democrats, where they've become a lot more radicalized, and at the same time Hispanics… don’t just believe in the American dream. We personify it.

2. Jason Sudeikis:

   In regard to the mental health stuff, it was just there. It’s been there forever, but it’s really come up a lot in just knowing where the characters were headed and how important it is to work on yourself to help your team, and I think that we were trying to explore that and personify it in a way and kind of trojan horse that there’s bigger issues in this fun, silly little comedy show.

3. June Jordan:

   To rescue our children we will have to let them save us from the power we embody: we will have to trust the very difference that they forever personify. And we will have to allow them the choice, without fear of death: that they may come and do likewise or that they may come and that we will follow them, that a little child will lead us back to the child we will always be, vulnerable and wanting and hurting for love and for beauty.

4. Eternal Word Television Network:

   Mother has always and will always personify EWTN, the network that God asked her to found, her accomplishments and legacies in evangelization throughout the world are nothing short of miraculous and can only be attributed to divine Providence and her unwavering faithfulness to Our Lord.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=personify
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Personify
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=personify
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personify
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personify
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=personify
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=personify