personify
verb
per·son·i·fy
pər-ˈsä-nə-ˌfī 
personified; personifying
1
: to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
2
: to be the embodiment or personification of : incarnate
a teacher who personified patience
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Examples of personify in a Sentence
The ancient Greeks personified the forces of nature as gods and goddesses.
Justice is personified as a woman with her eyes covered.
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During 1968, a year of protest and struggle across America, Briscoe, the AFL’s first Black starting quarterback, personified grace under fire by finishing runner-up for AFL rookie of the year.
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Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2024
The ring is temptation personified and that temptation that the ring exerts over you so exists through his force of personality and charisma.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
The man who personified that push was Wanda Group’s bold billionaire chairman, Wang Jianlin, a former army officer who for a time became China’s richest man, overseeing a vast empire including massive shopping complexes, movie theaters and entertainment assets.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
This could possibly play a material role in the November election, that tensions over Gaza might lead to the return of Donald Trump, a man who personifies global disorder, to the presidency of what remains the world’s most powerful country.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2024
The ring is temptation personified and that temptation that the ring exerts over you so exists through his force of personality and charisma.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
The man who personified that push was Wanda Group’s bold billionaire chairman, Wang Jianlin, a former army officer who for a time became China’s richest man, overseeing a vast empire including massive shopping complexes, movie theaters and entertainment assets.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
This could possibly play a material role in the November election, that tensions over Gaza might lead to the return of Donald Trump, a man who personifies global disorder, to the presidency of what remains the world’s most powerful country.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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personify
verb
per·son·i·fy
pər-ˈsän-ə-ˌfī
personified; personifying
1
: to think of or represent as a person
personify the forces of nature
2
: to be the perfect example of
she personified kindness
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