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

  Personify \Per*son"i*fy\, 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.
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              The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate
              things.                               --Chesterfield.
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     2. To be the embodiment or personification of; to
        impersonate; as, he personifies the law.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  personified
       See {personify}

















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