The meaning of PORTRAY is to make a picture of : depict. How to use portray in a sentence.

Definition of portray verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PORTRAY definition: 1. to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work…. Learn more.

PORTRAY definition: to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like. See examples of portray used in a sentence.

To describe or represent in words: The author portrays the world of the fantastically wealthy. 3. To describe or depict in a certain way: The book portrays her as hardworking and driven. 4. To …

To describe or depict in a certain way. The book portrays her as hardworking and driven.

When you paint a picture of someone, either in words or in paint, you portray them. Actors portray characters too. Whether you're talking about acting or another art form, the idea is the same: …

to describe in words, esp. in a certain way: In many TV commercials, fathers are portrayed as lovable but foolish. to represent dramatically, as on the stage: the actor who portrayed Napoleon. to make a …

If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way. She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'. [VERB noun + as]

The novel portrays [= depicts] life in a small southern town. Laurence Olivier portrayed Hamlet beautifully.