profile
[ proh-fahyl ]
/ ˈproʊ faɪl /
noun
verb (used with object), pro·filed, pro·fil·ing.
to draw a profile of.
to produce or present a history, description, or analysis of: The magazine will profile the candidate in its next issue.
Origin of profile
1650–60; (noun) < Italian
prof(f)ilo, noun derivative of
profilare “to delineate, outline,” equivalent to
pro-
pro-1 +
-filare, derivative of
filo “line, thread” < Latin
fīlum
OTHER WORDS FROM profile
pro·fil·er, noun half-pro·file, nounWords nearby profile
Example sentences from the Web for profile
British Dictionary definitions for profile
profile
/ (ˈprəʊfaɪl) /
noun
verb (tr)
to draw, write, or make a profile of
to cut out a shape from a blank (as of steel) with a cutter
Derived forms of profile
profilist (ˈprəʊfɪlɪst), nounWord Origin for profile
C17: from Italian
profilo, from
profilare to sketch lightly, from
pro-
1 + Latin
fīlum thread
Medical definitions for profile
profile
[ prō′fīl′ ]
n.
A side view of an object or structure, especially of the human head.
A formal summary or analysis of data, often in the form of a graph or table, representing distinctive features or characteristics.
Idioms and Phrases with profile
profile
see keep a low profile.