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personify vs ascribe

ascribe vs personify

personify and ascribe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personify No No Yes No
ascribe No No Yes No
As verbs, ascribe is a hypernym of personify; that is, ascribe is a word with a broader meaning than personify:
  • personify: attribute human qualities to something
  • ascribe: attribute or credit to
Other hypernyms of personify include assign, attribute, impute.
personify (verb) ascribe (verb)
attribute human qualities to something attribute or credit to
represent, as of a character on stage
invest with or as with a body; give body to
Difference between personify and ascribe

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