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Portray

To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback.

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Broader term 4

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Interpret 76% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Represent 76% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Commend 76% connected

To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.

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Depiction 74% connected

A painting or depicting; a representation.

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Depiction 74% connected

A painting or depicting; a representation.

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Limner 74% connected

A painter; an artist

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Limner 74% connected

A painter; an artist

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Personation 74% connected

The act of personating, or conterfeiting the person or character of another.

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Personation 74% connected

The act of personating, or conterfeiting the person or character of another.

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Picture 74% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Picture 74% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Portrait 74% connected

The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life.

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Portrait 74% connected

The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life.

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Portraiture 74% connected

A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.

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Portraiture 74% connected

A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.

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Portrayal 74% connected

The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.

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Portrayal 74% connected

The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.

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Portrayer 74% connected

One who portrays.

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Portrayer 74% connected

One who portrays.

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Synonym 4

Depict 92% connected

Depicted.

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Impersonate 92% connected

To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Limn 92% connected

To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Present 92% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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