Appear and Portray

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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Portray and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portray" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Portray verb - To give a representation or account of in words.

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Appear and portray are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Portray".

Nearby Words: portrayal, portraying

man	appear man	portray man
people	appear people	portray people
role	appear role	portray role
couple	appear couple	portray couple
Other words: scene, use, way, figure, characters, world, side, version, anyone, everyone, humans, women.

He may spout platitudes in every sentence, constantly smile and appear to forgive you for all your sins, but that's just the image he has to portray.

Source: Literature / The Legend of Sun Knight
Iyashikei Japanese Delinquents : The girls appear to portray themselves as such in the No, Thank You ED, with the unbuttoned uniforms, loose ties, and spraypainting.

Source: Manga / K-On!
Writers don't seem to know how to portray them, although when they do appear they tend to be The Casanova or Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, at best.

Source: Queer as Tropes

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