v. 25B6; verb
he portrays Windermere in sunny weather : PAINT, draw, sketch, picture, depict, represent, illustrate, render.
the dons portrayed by Waugh : DESCRIBE, depict, characterize, represent, delineate, evoke.
he portrays her as a doormat : REPRESENT, depict, characterize, describe, present.
the actor portrays a spy : PLAY, act the part of, take the role of, represent, appear as; formal personate.