<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.</li><li>to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art.</li><li>to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing.</li><li>to be an embodiment or incarnation of; typify: He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives. The vicar's wife was grace and beauty personified.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>incorporate</li><li>exemplify</li><li>represent</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>to personate.</li></ul>