Per‐son″i‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Personified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Personifying (?).] [Person + -fy: cf. F. personnifier.] 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. To be the embodiment or personification of; to impersonate; as, he personifies the law.