portray :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"

v. represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

impersonate

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

depict, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

sketch, outline, adumbrate

v. make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

delineate, describe in vivid detail

v. trace the shape of

perform, give a performance

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

play, spiel, render

v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

outline, delineate, limn, trace the shape of

v. trace the shape of

illustrate

v. depict with an illustration

stage, present

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

perform, give a performance

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

present, portray

v. represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

play, spiel, render

v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

copy, recreate

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

figure, project, image, picture, fancy, see, visualize, envision

v. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

show, picture, depict

v. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

draw, line, trace, outline, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

perform, give a performance

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

play, spiel, render

v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

copy, recreate

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

figure, project, image, picture, fancy, see, visualize, envision

v. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

outline, delineate, limn, trace the shape of

v. trace the shape of

illustrate

v. depict with an illustration

sketch, outline, chalk out

v. make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

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