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stand for vs personify

personify vs stand for

stand for and personify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stand for No No Yes No
personify No No Yes No
As verbs, personify is a hyponym of stand for; that is, personify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stand for:
  • stand for: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
  • personify: represent, as of a character on stage
Other hyponyms of stand for include be, embody, epitomise, epitomize, typify.
stand for (verb) personify (verb)
tolerate or bear attribute human qualities to something
denote or connote represent, as of a character on stage
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol invest with or as with a body; give body to
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
Difference between stand for and personify

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