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personifies

VERB

represent some other being, character

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act out embody epitomize exemplify illustrate incarnate manifest symbolize typify

STRONG

contain copy express exteriorize externalize humanize image imitate impersonate materialize mirror objectify substantiate

WEAK

body forth emblematize hominify live as make human personize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

obscure

STRONG

be original differ oppose reverse

Example Sentences

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And yet, for some reason, it is the band’s rhythm guitarist who personifies immortality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 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

Under Henry the 351 Eighth, we have the sacred drama of Every-man, a single personage, by whom the writer not unaptly personifies human nature.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac