Per*son"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Personified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Personifying (?).] [Person + -fy: cf. F. personnifier.]
1.
To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being.
The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate things.
Chesterfield.
2.
To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.
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