Used in a Sentence

personified

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for personified.

Editorial note

If you contrast the work from the early 1900s to the mid 1900s, as personified by Arthur C.

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Quick take

(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of personified gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.

verb

(transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for personified.

verb

(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.

verb

(transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

Example sentences

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If you contrast the work from the early 1900s to the mid 1900s, as personified by Arthur C.

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But in no way my above statement proves my above average intellect which can be personified in this comment.

3

The Latin word patria is feminine, and Cicero and others personified Roma as a woman.

4

Propaganda frequently justifies the need for war by claiming that it is about defending women, and nations are often personified as women, e.g.

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I've also read (I can't find the source) that one of the issues with open offices is the less personified work space.

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Are they lumping all 'business endeavours' into one personified beast that has desires, and is in oppositon to the very parts which make up the whole?

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I'm not a fan of Product Hunt because it's an echo chamber personified.

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Ellen Pao is risk personified at the moment.

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(Especially when the objects are personified!) Hopefully Berg appreciates their inadvertent final contribution as well.

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The old man was essentially Shazam personified.

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Reddit is evolution and adaptability personified.

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If you say a material is fire retardant, you not only are free to say this, it would be ridiculous to have to invent or supplant a new word because one was co-opted over time and personified, turned into a noun.

Quote examples

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Of course the emotional appeal that Microsoft was making was that a personified "Google" was poking through your e-mail.

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Compared to Bush's 'big stick' foreign policy, for someone who doesn't live in the States, Obama truly is "change" personified.

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Then the poet says, "it is sweet and fitting to die on behalf of one's country," and goes on the describe the heroic qualities of personified Virtue in face of opposition.

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Sure Hitler was a bad guy and he shoulders all the blame, but he was rank a rank amateur compared to our friend and ally Joseph "evil personified" Stalin.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use personified in a sentence?

If you contrast the work from the early 1900s to the mid 1900s, as personified by Arthur C.

What does personified mean?

(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.

What part of speech is personified?

personified is commonly used as verb.