Portrayed - definition of portrayed by The Free Dictionary To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of: The painter portrays a typical country scene 2 To describe or represent in words: The author portrays the world of the fantastically wealthy 3 To describe or depict in a certain way: The book portrays her as hardworking and driven 4
PORTRAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue' [VERB noun + as]
portrayed - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to describe in words, esp in a certain way: In many TV commercials, fathers are portrayed as lovable but foolish to represent dramatically, as on the stage: the actor who portrayed Napoleon