Don't personify animals!
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Personify
//pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ//
Synonyms for "personify" (49 found)
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Related words (24)
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2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- въплъщавам verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
- олицетворявам verb (to be an example of)
Catalan
2 entries- personificar verb (to be an example of)
- personificar verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Finnish
2 entries- henkilöidä verb (to be an example of)
- henkilöidä verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
French
2 entries- personnifier verb (to be an example of)
- personnifier verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Galician
2 entries- personificar verb (to be an example of)
- personificar verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
German
2 entries- personifizieren verb (to be an example of)
- personifizieren verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Greek
1 entries- προσωποποιώ verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Hungarian
2 entries- megszemélyesít verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
- megtestesít verb (to be an example of)
Italian
1 entries- personificare verb (to be an example of)
Kazakh
2 entries- бейнелеу verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
- кейіптеу verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Norwegian
1 entries- personifisere verb (to be an example of)
Polish
1 entries- animizować verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Russian
3 entries- воплоща́ть verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
- олицетворя́ть verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
- персонифици́ровать verb (to be an example of)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- personificirati verb (to be an example of)
- personificirati verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
- upriličiti verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Spanish
2 entries- personificar verb (to be an example of)
- personificar verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Swedish
1 entries- personifiera verb (to be an example of)
Welsh
1 entries- personoli verb (to create a representation in the form of a character)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Yanni and Skura personify happiness and success.
Source: tatoeba (9767784)
Paganism refers to the ancient religions of indigenous Peoples, from Indian Shamanism to Celtic Druidry, in which multiple gods personify nature. Pagans believe that human life closely connects with the environment, and they emulate natural cycles through rituals of chants, dances, and symbols of nature.
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Mozart could be said to personify musical genius.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.