to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.

to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art.

to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing.

to be an embodiment or incarnation of; typify

He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.

to personate.

verb

act out , body forth , contain , copy , emblematize , embody , epitomize , exemplify , express , exteriorize , externalize , hominify , humanize , illustrate , image , imitate , impersonate , incarnate , live as , make human , manifest , materialize , mirror , objectify , personize , substantiate , symbolize , typify , personalize , characterize , represent