- present tense form of personify (3rd person singular).
personifies
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A good story requires characters, and Mr. Kukushkin personifies atoms, chemicals, even entire biological kingdoms, using whimsical drama to illustrate fundamental principles of biochemistry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
In his maqāma, Ibn al-Wardi personifies the plague as a mischievous wanderer who brings death to one region after another over a 15-year journey.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
“The shadow personifies everything that the subject refuses to acknowledge about himself,” Jung wrote.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
How much Bernstein’s private life personifies such artistry is always going to be a matter of interpretation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
As one by one the phenomena of nature attract man's observation he personifies them.
From The Hearts of Men by H. (Harold) Fielding
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