personified


From the verb personify: (⇒ conjugate)
personified is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•son•i•fy /pɚˈsɑnəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. Rhetoricto show that (a thing) has a human nature; to represent (a thing) as a person, as in art:The Greek goddess Demeter personifies the richness of mother earth.
  2. to be a typical example of;
    typify:That money-grabbing tycoon personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.
per•son•i•fi•ca•tion /pɚˌsɑnəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]He was the personification of evil and greed.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•son•i•fy  (pər sonə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  2. to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art.
  3. to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing.
  4. to be an embodiment or incarnation of;
    typify:He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.
  5. to personate.
  • 1720–30; person + -ify; compare French personnifier, Italian personificare
per•soni•fi′a•ble, adj. 
per•soni•fi′ant, adj. 
per•soni•fi′er, n. 
    4. represent, exemplify, incorporate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
personify /pɜːˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (transitive)
  1. to attribute human characteristics to (a thing or abstraction)
  2. to represent (an abstract quality) in human or animal form
  3. (of a person or thing) to represent (an abstract quality), as in art or literature
  4. to be the embodiment ofAlso (rare): personize, personise
perˈsoniˌfier n
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