portray

UK /pɔːˈtreɪ/US /pɔːrˈtreɪ/

Meaning

verb

to show somebody/something in a picture; to describe somebody/something in a piece of writing

“The painting portrays the duke’s third wife.”

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The painting portrays the duke’s third wife.

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