Tom portrayed Scrooge as an evil old man.
•Randy hopes to portray his character as a sympathetic friend.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
portray */ — UK [pɔː(r)ˈtreɪ] / US [pɔrˈtreɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms portray : present tense I/you/we/they portray he/she/it portrays present participle portraying past tense portrayed past participle portrayed 1) a) to show or describe someone or… … English dictionary
portray — por|tray [ pɔr treı ] verb transitive * 1. ) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way: portray someone as something: Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual. portray someone in a good/bad light (=make them seem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
portray — por|tray [po:ˈtreı US po:r ] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: portraire, from Latin protrahere to draw out, show ] 1.) portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
portray — verb (T) 1 to describe or represent something or someone: His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson. | Levi portrays the sheer horror of the concentration camps very powerfully. 2 portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
portray — [pɔːˈtreɪ] verb [T] 1) to show or describe someone or something in a particular way Opponents portray the president as weak and ineffectual.[/ex] 2) to play the part of a particular person in a film, play etc portrayal noun [C/U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
portray — [[t]pɔː(r)tre͟ɪ[/t]] portrays, portraying, portrayed 1) VERB When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film. [V n] In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of Camelot . [V n] ...the busty… … English dictionary
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