portray

verb

1. To paint or draw the likeness of.

   “I will portray a king on horseback.”

2. (figuratively)To represent by an image or look.

   “Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.”

3. (figuratively)To describe in words; to convey.
4. To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.

   “For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare.”

5. (obsolete)To adorn.