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Definition of Portrays

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.

Meaning of Portrays from wikipedia

- action thriller Ronin (1998). Bean achieved international recognition for portraying Boromir in the fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003). Following...
- the survivors in the same order they should have died on the explosion. Portra**** by Devon Sawa Appeared in: Final Destination, Final Destination 2 (photo...
- Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general who is betra**** when Commodus...
- Dead Pool (1988), and Husbands and Wives (1992). He rose to prominence portraying Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama Schindler's List...
- television series. Sebastian Shaw portrays Anakin in Return of the Jedi (1983), while Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen portray Anakin in the prequel trilogy...
- November 6, 1978) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett in the Netflix original series Orange Is...
- Post—also praised Chalamet's performance; Travers noted that the actor portrays the role with "innate charm and poignant vulnerability", while Hornaday...
- is a terrorist) William Baldwin as Lance Drake Mandrell, an actor who portrays Jack in the television movie "Kidnapped by Danger". Sara Bareilles as herself...
- terrorist acts, and on Evey Hammond (portra**** by Natalie Portman), a young woman caught up in V's mission. Stephen Rea portrays a detective leading a desperate...
- following real-life inspirational/motivational instructors/mentors have been portra**** in po****r films: W. H. Balgarnie, inspiration for Mr Chipping, in James...