Synonyms for portrayed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pawr-trey, pohr-

Phonetic Transcription : pɔrˈtreɪ, poʊr-

Top 10 synonyms for portrayed

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Définition of portrayed

Origin : mid-13c., "to draw, paint" (something), from Anglo-French purtraire, Old French portraire "to draw, to paint, portray" (12c.), literally "trace, draw forth," from por- "forth" (from Latin pro-; see pro-) + traire "trace, draw," from Latin trahere "to drag, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "depict in words, describe" is from late 14c. Related: Portrayed; portraying.

verb represent, imitate

Example sentences :

I have been told that never was there an Englishman on earth like the one I portrayed in my novel.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Her disposition was sweet, and was portrayed in her countenance.
Extract from : « The Settlers in Canada » by Frederick Marryat

It seemed to me that the whole man was portrayed in these brief remarks.
Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 » by Various

If I have portrayed the dark side of slavery, I also have painted the bright side.
Extract from : « Behind the Scenes » by Elizabeth Keckley

Would that Armstrong could here be portrayed as he appeared in life.
Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam

New England and the South have been portrayed by various writers.
Extract from : « Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism » by F. V. N. Painter

It should be based on a careful study of the period to be portrayed.
Extract from : « Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism » by F. V. N. Painter

They were less spectacular than the evils which the muck-rakers had portrayed.
Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson

It was he, the great musician, as he was portrayed in his youthful pictures!
Extract from : « The Dead Command » by Vicente Blasco Ibez

I have portrayed in every tree the beauty of my mistress, and the despair of my loves.
Extract from : « A History of English Literature » by George Saintsbury

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