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Personifying

Personify \Per*son"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Personified; p. pr. & vb. n. Personifying.] [Person + -fy: cf. F. personnifier.]

  1. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being.

    The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate things.
    --Chesterfield.

  2. To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.

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personifying

vb. (present participle of personify English)