Etymology

portray

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Today it means: To paint or draw the likeness of. Full definition →

Middle English portray ← Middle French portraire
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  1. Middle French · derived fromportraire
  2. Middle English · inherited fromportray
  3. English todayportray

From Middle English portray, from Middle French portraire.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.