personify B2 Topic:People & Society US /pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #85948 Meanings 1 verb To be a perfect example of a particular quality. Mozart could be said to personify musical genius. 2 verb To give human qualities to an object, animal, or idea. The writer personified death as a figure in a dark cloak. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to be a perfect example of... embody 2 verb · to give human qualities to... personate Word family Forms personifiedpersonifiespersonifying Derived forms dispersonifypersonifiablepersonifierunpersonified Related forms personification Etymology AI details From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify. personnifier French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # personify **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 85948 ## Meanings 1. To be a perfect example of a particular quality. 2. To give human qualities to an object, animal, or idea. ## Examples - Mozart could be said to personify musical genius. - The writer personified death as a figure in a dark cloak. ## Synonyms - embody ## Derived Forms - dispersonify - personifiable - personifier - unpersonified ## Related Forms - personification ## Roots and Affixes - Root: personnifier ## Etymology From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify. ## AI Etymology Personify comes from French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify. The historical chain includes personnifier (French). In present-day English it covers to be a perfect example of a particular quality and to give human qualities to an object, animal, or idea. The wider family includes derived forms such as dispersonify, personifiable, personifier, unpersonified and related forms such as personification. ## Topics - People & Society markdown