biograph

American  

[bahy-oh-graf] / ˈbaɪ oʊˌgræf /

verb (used with object)

1. to write a biography or short biographical sketch of.

   He has obtained numerous awards and distinctions and has been biographed in Canadian Who's Who.

   Her aunt was the writer who biographed Queen Victoria, among others.

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noun

1. a biography or short biographical sketch of a person.

   If you've never read a biograph of Napoleon, don’t start with this one—too many historical errors.

   This jazz opera serves as an engaging audio biograph of her music and her life.

Etymology

Origin of biograph

First recorded in 1770–80; bio- ( def. ) + -graph ( def. )

Example Sentences

Two scenic films and two biograph comedies and the specialists’ singing completed the opening night.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2016

The result is a rare pictorial biograph that shuttles between serious analysis and pure nonsense.

From Time Magazine Archive

J. B.'s motor behaved splendidly; I remembered my biograph at every stage of the journey, and we were at home again within three hours.

From High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by Hall, James Norman

The men running with the old-time engine, not realising how narrow the space was and unaware of the plunging horses behind, passed the biograph man on one side on the dead run.

From Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers by Doubleday, Russell

This young editor talks with so much vigor and so many gesticulations one might think he was acting a picture for a biograph machine.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey