biograph

transitive verb

bi·​o·​graph

ˈbīəˌgraf,

-raa(ə)f,

-raif,

-rȧf

-ed/-ing/-s

: to write a life or biographical sketch of

after biographing the painter

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from biographer, biography

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