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Definition of: personify
(pər·son′ə·fī) v.t. ·fied, ·fy·ing
1. To think of or represent as having life or human qualities.
2. To represent (an abstraction or inanimate object) as a person; symbolize.
3. To be the embodiment of; typify: He personifies honor. [<F personnifier <L persona a mask, person + facere make]
—per·son′i·fi′er noun
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