— personifiable , adj. — personifiant , adj. — personifier , n.
/peuhr son"euh fuy'/ , v.t., personified, personifying .
1. to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
2. to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art.
3. to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing.
4. to be an embodiment or incarnation of; typify: He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.
5. to personate.
[ 1720-30; PERSON + -IFY; cf. F personnifier, It personificare ]
Syn. 4. represent, exemplify, incorporate.