be vs personify

be and personify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
be	No	No	Yes	No
personify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be and personify are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of be include embody.

As verbs, personify is a hyponym of be; that is, personify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:

Other hyponyms of be include body, exemplify, represent.

be (verb)	personify (verb)
spend or use time	attribute human qualities to something
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function	represent, as of a character on stage
have an existence, be extant	invest with or as with a body; give body to
have life, be alive
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form