'Personifying' definitions:

Definition of 'Personifying'

From: GCIDE
  • Personify \Per*son"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Personified; p. pr. & vb. n. Personifying.] [Person + -fy: cf. F. personnifier.]
  • 1. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being. [1913 Webster]
  • The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate things. --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law. [1913 Webster]

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