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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Personify

/pẽrs-än'-əf-īˌ/ · Per·son·i·fy · IPA /pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/
01 v. t. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being.
imp. & p. p. Personified; p. pr. & vb. n. Personifying
  1. 1.
    To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being.
    “The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate things.” — Chesterfield.
  2. 2.
    To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.