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personify vs typify

typify vs personify

personify and typify both are verbs.

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

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