portray
verbUK /pɔːˈtreɪ/
US /pɔːrˈtreɪ/
To show or describe someone or something in a picture, story, or play.
The actor will portray a brave knight in the school play.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To act the part of a character in a play or film.
She was chosen to portray the queen in the movie.
3. To describe something in a particular way, often to make people think a certain thing.
The newspaper portrayed the storm as a disaster.
4. To make a picture or image of someone or something.
The artist portrayed the old house in a painting.