portrayed

3 definitions • 3 examples

past simple and past participle of

to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work:

The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress.

The writer portrays life in a small village at the turn of the century.

If a person in a film, book, etc. is portrayed as a particular type of character, they are represented in that way:

The father in the film is portrayed as a fairly unpleasant character.