- 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
But in some ways he personifies the late pontiff's legacy in his country.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
“The shadow personifies everything that the subject refuses to acknowledge about himself,” Jung wrote.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
To them Ireland personifies all the great causes of the war, and a blow struck for these causes, no matter where, is a blow struck for her.
From The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' by Michael MacDonagh
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