personify

Etymology

From French personnifier; equivalent to person + -ify or persona + -ify.

verb

  1. (transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
    Mozart could be said to personify musical genius.
  2. (transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.
    The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper.

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