Portray and Specify

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Portray verb - To point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group.

Usage example: traditionally, European authors portrayed the natives as wise and noble

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

Nearby Words: portrayal, portraying

Specify verb - To give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly.

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Portray and specify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Portray" instead a verb "Specify".

people	portray people	specify people
event	portray event	specify event
sex	portray sex	specify sex
race	portray race	specify race
Other words: god, number, way, characters, brother.

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