portray

verb5

1. •
   To paint or draw the likeness of.

   • I will portray a king on horseback.
2. •
   To represent by an image or look.

   • Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That shine as Comets, menacing reueng, And casts a pale complexion on his cheeks. — 1587
3. •
   (figurative) To describe in words; to convey.
4. •
   To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.

   • For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare.
5. •
   (no longer used) To adorn.