3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Personify \Per*son"i*fy\, verb (used with an object) [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. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: personify verb 1: invest with or as with a body; give body to [syn: {body}] 2: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: {embody}, {be}] 3: attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" [syn: {personate}] [also: {personified}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: personified See {personify}

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