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If a film, book, or television programme p_______ someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'....complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts. verbWhen an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film.In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of 'Camelot'.At first Glenn Miller, brilliantly portrayed by Jimmy Stewart, is sunk into gloom.When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it....this northern novelist, who accurately portrays provincial domestic life....the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Claude and Poussin.If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'....complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts. C1

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portray portraysportrayingportrayed

query	If a film, book, or television programme p_______ someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way. She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'. ...complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts.
word	portray
full-definition	verb When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film. In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of 'Camelot'. At first Glenn Miller, brilliantly portrayed by Jimmy Stewart, is sunk into gloom. When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it. ...this northern novelist, who accurately portrays provincial domestic life. ...the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Claude and Poussin. If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way. She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'. ...complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts.
inflections	portraysportrayingportrayed
cefr-level	C1

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