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Portray
Portray Por*tray", v. t. [Written also pourtray.] [imp. & p. p. portrayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Portraying.] [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Protract.] 1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. --Ezek. iv. 1. 2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. 3. To adorn with pictures. [R.] Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed. --Milton.

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- Superman, portra**** by Dean Cain. Superman appears in Smallville, portra**** by Tom Welling. Superman appears in media set in the Arrowverse, portra**** by Tyler...
- do****entary films featuring slavery are listed alphabetically. (For movies portraying penal labour see the list linked from here.) Underground (2016 TV series)...
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