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Definition of Portrays

Portray
Portray Por*tray", v. t. [Written also pourtray.] [imp. & p. p. portrayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Portraying.] [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Protract.] 1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. --Ezek. iv. 1. 2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. 3. To adorn with pictures. [R.] Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed. --Milton.

Meaning of Portrays from wikipedia

- action thriller Ronin (1998). Bean achieved international recognition for portraying Boromir in the fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003). Following...
- the survivors in the same order they should have died on the explosion. Portra**** by Devon Sawa Appeared in: Final Destination, Final Destination 2 (photo...
- Brendanawicz, but he departed at the end of season two. Billy Eichner who portrays Craig Middlebrooks, the "****ociate administrator" of the Pawnee parks department...
- batches of "cousins" and not produced via ****ual reproduction. Lungbarrow portrays the Doctor as one of 45 cousins grown from his house's genetic loom as...
- television series. Sebastian Shaw portrays Anakin in Return of the Jedi (1983), while Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen portray Anakin in the prequel trilogy...
- actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional...
- Show (2014), and American Horror Story: Hotel (2015). Since 2024, she portrays the titular lead in the CBS series Matlock. Outside of acting, Bates is...
- following real-life inspirational/motivational instructors/mentors have been portra**** in po****r films: W. H. Balgarnie, inspiration for Mr Chipping, in James...
- Post—also praised Chalamet's performance; Travers noted that the actor portrays the role with "innate charm and poignant vulnerability", while Hornaday...
- the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating...