Portray vs Paraphrase - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between portray and paraphrase

is that portray is to paint or draw the likeness of while paraphrase is .

* pourtray

(en verb)

To paint or draw the likeness of.

(figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.

To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.

To adorn with pictures.

(wikipedia paraphrase)

(en noun)

A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.

* paraphrastic * paraphrastical * paraphrastically

(paraphras)

To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.