portraying (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *portraying*:
NOUN	cognition	portraying, depicting, depiction, portrayal	a representation by picture or portraiture

portraying > pronunciation
Sounds	paortrey'ihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *portraying*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A representation by picture or portraiture.
Synonyms	depicting, depiction, portrayal
Narrower	mirror	A faithful depiction or reflection
Broader	representational process	Any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
Spanish	imagen, pintura, representación, retrato
Catalan	representació, retrat
Verbs	portray	make a portrait of
Verbs	portray	represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

HyperDic: portraying