The meaning of PORTRAY is to make a picture of : depict. How to use portray in a sentence.

PORTRAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of portray 2. to represent or describe someone or something in a…. Learn more.

PORTRAYED definition: represented in drawing, painting, carving, or other visual image. See examples of portrayed used in a sentence.

Definition of portray verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way. She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'. [VERB noun + as]

To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of: The painter portrays a typical country scene. 2. To describe or represent in words: The author portrays the world of the fantastically wealthy. …

portrayed Definitions of portrayed adjective represented graphically by sketch or design or lines

The novel portrays [= depicts] life in a small southern town. Laurence Olivier portrayed Hamlet beautifully.

to describe in words, esp. in a certain way: In many TV commercials, fathers are portrayed as lovable but foolish. to represent dramatically, as on the stage: the actor who portrayed Napoleon.

portray meaning, definition, what is portray: to describe or represent something or so...: Learn more.