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Showing words for PORTRAY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Portray

parroty, portray, tropary

6 Letter Words for Portray

parrot, proart, raport, raptor, rotary

5 Letter Words for Portray

aport, atopy, orary, otary, parry, parto, party, payor, porry, porta, porty, praty, roary, rorty, tarry, trypa, yarto, yrapt

4 Letter Words for Portray

arty, atop, atry, oary, oaty, orra, parr, part, pato, paty, payt, porr, port, pory, prao, prat, pray, proa, pyat, pyot, pyro, rapt, rato, roar, ropy, rort, rory, rota, royt, ryot, taro, tarp, tarr, torr, trap, tray, trop, troy, tryp, typo, tyro, tyrr, yarr

3 Letter Words for Portray

aor, apr, apt, arr, art, ary, atp, ayr, oar, oat, opa, opt, ora, ort, ory, par, pat, pay, poa, por, pot, poy, pro, pry, pta, pty, pya, pyr, rap, rat, ray, rot, rpt, rya, tao, tap, tar, tay, toa, top, tor, toy, tra, trp, try, typ, tyr, yap, yar, yat, yor, yot

Definitions for Portray

[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: He portrayed Napoleon in the play.
[4] to represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, etc; make a portrait of
[5] to make a verbal picture of; depict in words
[6] to play the part of (a character) in a play or film

Words related to Portray

depict, render, characterize, describe, paint, interpret, illustrate, delineate, picture, draw, figure, mimic, image, sketch, reproduce, duplicate, limn, simulate, impersonate, copy

Words nearby Portray

portrait lens, portrait of a lady, the, portrait of the artist as a young man, portraitist, portraiture, portray, portrayal, portress, portside, portsmouth, portugal

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

Other words from Portray

por·tray·a·ble , adjective
por·tray·er , noun
non·por·tray·a·ble , adjective
pre·por·tray , verb (used with object)
un·por·tray·a·ble , adjective
un·por·trayed , adjective

Word origin for Portray

C14: from Old French portraire to depict, from Latin prōtrahere to drag forth, bring to light, from pro- 1 + trahere to drag

Synonyms for Portray

characterize, depict, describe, illustrate, interpret, paint, render, copy, delineate, draw, duplicate, figure, image, impersonate, limn, mimic, parody, photograph, picture, reproduce, simulate, sketch, act like