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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
portray/pɔːˈtreɪ/

▶verb

1 depict in a work of art or literature.

2 describe in a particular way.

3 (of an actor) play the part of.

– derivatives
portrayable adjective,
portrayal noun,
portrayer noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. portraire, based on traire ‘to draw’, from an alt. of L. trahere.

'portray' also found in these Oxford entries:

demonize - depict - Dickensian - emote - overdramatize - portrait - represent - satanize - Theatre of the Absurd - vignette

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