Personify vs Substantiate - What's the difference?
personify | substantiate | Related terms |
To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
To create a representation of an abstract quality in the form of a literary character.
to verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
to give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents
In transitive terms the difference between personify and substantiate
is that personify is to create a representation of an abstract quality in the form of a literary character while substantiate is to give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents.personify
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Verb
(en-verb)- Mozart could be said to personify the idea of a musical genius.
- The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper.
