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portray portraysportrayingportrayed

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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

word	portray
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

Portrayed Portrays Programme Verb Actor Actress Plays Person