personify

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb invest with or as with a body; give body to
  2. verb represent, as of a character on stage
  3. verb attribute human qualities to something

Etymology

From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify.

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Synonyms

body

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