Definitions for portray

portray por·tray

Spelling: [pawr-trey, pohr-]
IPA: /pɔrˈtreɪ, poʊr-/

Portray is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in portray (aoprrty).

Definitions for portray

verb (used with object)

  1. to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
  2. to depict in words; describe graphically.
  3. to represent dramatically, as on the stage:

Origin of portray

1300-50; Middle English portrayen Middle French portraire Late Latin prōtrahere to depict, Latin: to draw forth, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + trahere to draw

Examples for portray

I thought him as true a representative of the people as ever theory could portray.

Now let us portray the events which preceded the masked bridal.

The results played right into the hands of those who wanted to portray the opposition as unreliable.

They were from a feudalistic world and tried to portray the Aztecs in such terms.

The nature they portray is not human, but super- or subter-human, which you will.

She ended up praying with me and giving me her blessing to portray her Dad.

It is this greatness of soul in Cleopatra which Shakespeare has now to portray.

The Kremlin likes to portray these as sinister Western conspiracies.

The media and academics love to portray these voters as the typical independent when they represent less than half of them.

Once in power, they often hired gifted artists to portray them in flattering and benevolent poses.

Word Value for portray
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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