Definitions for Personateˈpɜr səˌneɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
per•son•ateˈpɜr səˌneɪt(v.t.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
to portray (as a character in a play).
to impersonate, esp. with fraudulent intent.
to personify.
Origin of personate:
1590–1600; v. use of L persōnātuspersonate2
per′son•a`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
pose, impersonate, personate(verb)
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
"She posed as the Czar's daughter"
personify, personate(verb)
attribute human qualities to something
"The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
Wiktionary
personate(Verb)
to fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate
personate(Verb)
to portray a character (as in a play); to act
personate(Verb)
to attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify
personate(Adjective)
Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon.
Origin: From personatus
Webster Dictionary
Personate(verb)
to celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise
Personate(verb)
to assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion
Personate(verb)
to set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask
Personate(verb)
to personify; to typify; to describe
Personate(verb)
to play or assume a character
Personate(adj)
having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon
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