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personify

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of personify

to represent in visible form

  • through her many good works she just personifies the spirit of charity
Synonyms of personify

body, embody, epitomize, express, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, substantiate
Words Related to personify

actualize, concretize, realize

exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify
Antonyms of personify

disembody

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