personificar

to personify, to embody

verb pehr-soh-nee-fee-KAHR Rare

Origin: Latin persona + facere (to make)

Usage Note

Personificar means both to personify (give human form to an abstract concept) and to embody or epitomize a quality in a person (personifica la elegancia = he/she embodies elegance). It follows the regular -ar pattern but takes qu before e: preterite personifiqué. The noun is personificación.

Examples

"El personaje personifica la ambición desmedida."

Natural Translation

The character personifies unbridled ambition.

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