portray (
http://definr.com/portray)
v 1: portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish
person"
2: make a portrait of: "showing society what it looked
like..portraying..its ugliness and its beauties.." [syn:
depict,
limn]
3: assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"
[syn:
impersonate]
4: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;
"The father is portrayed as a coward in this play" [syn:
present]