| Portray | v. t. [ Written also pourtray. ] [ imp. & p. p. portrayed p. pr. & vb. n. Portraying. ] [ OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Protract. ] 1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ] Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. Ezek. iv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To adorn with pictures. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Spear and helmets thronged, and shields
Various with boastful arguments potrayed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
