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personify vs symbolise

symbolise vs personify

personify and symbolise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personify No No Yes No
symbolise No No Yes No
As verbs, symbolise is a hypernym of personify; that is, symbolise is a word with a broader meaning than personify:
  • personify: represent, as of a character on stage
  • symbolise: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Other hypernyms of personify include represent, stand for, symbolize, typify.
personify (verb) symbolise (verb)
attribute human qualities to something express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
represent, as of a character on stage represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
invest with or as with a body; give body to
Difference between personify and symbolise

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