Definitions for portraying
Overview of noun portraying
The noun portraying has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal
(a representation by picture or portraiture)
Overview of verb portray
The verb portray has 4 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (9) portray
(portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person")
2. (3) portray, depict, limn
(make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba")
3. (2) impersonate, portray
(assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man")
4. portray, present
(represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting")
