Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)portrayportray in words“The book portrays the actor as a selfish person” (v)portray, depict, limnmake a portrait of“Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba” (v)impersonate, portrayassume or act the character of“She impersonates Madonna”,
“The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man” (v)portray, presentrepresent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture“The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting”