[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

personify \person"ify\, v. t. imp.  p. p. personified; p.
   pr.  vb. n. personifying. person + -fy: cf. f.
   personnifier.
   1. to regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent
      as a rational being.
      1913 webster

            the poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate
            things.                               --chesterfield.
      1913 webster

   2. to be the embodiment or personification of; to
      impersonate; as, he personifies the law.
      1913 webster
see also:
personified personifying 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

personify
     v 1: invest with or as with a body; give body to syn: body
     2: represent, as of a character on stage; "derek jacobi was
        hamlet" syn: embody, be
     3: attribute human qualities to something; "the greeks
        personated their gods ridiculous" syn: personate
     also: personified
see also:
body embody be personate personified 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

45 moby thesaurus words for "personify":
   adumbrate, body, body forth, corporealize, corporify, demonstrate,
   emblematize, embody, epitomize, exemplify, exteriorize,
   externalize, figure, foreshadow, humanize, illustrate, image,
   impersonate, incarnate, incorporate, manifest, materialize,
   metaphorize, mirror, objectify, personalize, personate, prefigure,
   pretypify, project, realize, reembody, reflect, reincarnate,
   represent, shadow, shadow forth, similize, stand for,
   substantialize, substantiate, substantify, symbolize, transmigrate,
   typify

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