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1Personate — Per son*ate, v. t. [L. personatus masked, assumed, fictitious, fr. persona a mask. See {Person}.] 1. 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… …
2Personate — Per son*ate, v. i. To play or assume a character. [1913 Webster] …
3personate — [pʉr′sə nāt΄; ] for adj. [, pʉr′sənit, pʉr′sənāt΄] vt. personated, personating [< L personatus, masked < persona: see PERSON] 1. to act or play the part of, as in a drama or masquerade; portray 2. to personify 3. Law to assume the character …
4personate — per•son•ate [[t]ˈpɜr səˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to portray (as a character in a play) 2) to impersonate, esp. with fraudulent intent 3) to personify • Etymology: 1590–1600; v. use of L persōnātus personate per son•a′tion, n. per′son•a… …
5personate — v 1. act, portray, play, playact, perform; represent, depict, play or perform a role, take a part, create a role or character; make believe, act out, enact; interpret, characterize, read, delineate, draw, paint, sketch, render; project, realize… …
6personate — personate1 personation, n. personative, adj. personator, n. /perr seuh nayt /, v., personated, personating. v.t. 1. to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.). 2. to assume the character or appearance of; pass oneself off as …
7personate — /parsaneyt/ To assume the person (character) of another, without his consent or knowledge, in order to deceive others, and, in such feigned character, to fraudulently do some act or gain some advantage, to the harm or prejudice of the person… …
8personate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1591 1. a. impersonate, represent b. to assume without authority and with fraudulent intent (some character or capacity) 2. to invest with personality or personal characteristics < personating their gods… …
9personate — verb a) to fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate b) to portray a character (as in a play); to act See Also: personation, personative, personator …
10personate — v. a. 1. Play, act, act the part of, take the part of, assume the character of, imitate, represent, impersonate. 2. Disguise, mask. 3. Counterfeit, feign, simulate …
