Definition of personify
- a teacher who personified patience
The ancient Greeks personified the forces of nature as gods and goddesses.
Justice is personified as a woman with her eyes covered.
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body, embody, epitomize, express, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, manifest, materialize, personalize, substantiate;
: to have a lot of (a particular quality) : to be the perfect example of a person who has (a quality)
: to think of or represent (a thing or idea) as a person or as having human qualities or powers
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