Portray vs Photograph - What's the difference?
portray | photograph | Synonyms |
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.
A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
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To take a photograph of.
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To take photographs.
To appear in a photograph.
Portray is a synonym of photograph.
As a verb portray
is to paint or draw the likeness of.As a noun photograph is
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Alternative forms
* pourtrayVerb
(en verb)Anagrams
*photograph
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Noun
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Derived terms
* photo * photographic * photography * photographerExternal links
* (wikipedia)Verb
(en verb)- He makes his pen drawing on white paper, and they are afterwards photographed on wood.
- He is photographed on my mind.
- She photographs well. The camera ''loves'' her.