personifyverb [ T ]
uk/pəˈsɒn.ɪ.faɪ/us/pɚˈsɑː.nə.faɪ/to be a perfect example of something:
These louts personify all that is wrong with our society today.
specialized literature to treat something as if it were in the form of a human being:
In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.
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Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
- analogy
- archetype
- be sb all over idiom
- betoken
- by way of idiom
- genre
- hold
- mark
- mirror
- Mr
- Mrs
- quintessential
- representative
- stand
- trademark
- true
- trust
- trust sb (to do sth)! idiom
- typical
- typically
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Describing & telling stories
personification
noun [ C usually singular, U ] uk/pəˌsɒn.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/pɚˌsɑː.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
She played a character who was the personification of evil.
personified
adjective [ after noun ] uk/pəˈsɒn.ɪ.faɪd/us/pɚˈsɑː.nə.faɪd/
She is charm personified.