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   Per·son·ate

   /ˈpərsnˌāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. play the part of (a character in a drama): formal "here was our village cobbler in a French uniform, personating the general"
   • ▪ pretend to be (someone else), especially for fraudulent purposes such as casting a vote in another person's name: formal "he personated the king"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin personat- ‘represented by acting’, from Latin persona ‘mask’ (see person).

   Derivatives

   • 1. personation noun
   • 2. personator noun

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › personatePersonate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Personate means to impersonate, represent, or assume without authority. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of personate from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › personatePERSONATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Personate means to act or portray a character, to assume the appearance of someone, or to represent in terms of personal properties. It can also mean masklike or disguised in botany and zoology. Learn more about its origin, synonyms and usage with examples.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › personate_adjpersonate adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

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   Personate is an adjective that means to act or be like a person, or to have the appearance of a person. It has five meanings, three of which are obsolete, and it comes from Latin persōnātus, meaning 'person-like'. See how to pronounce, use and cite personate in different contexts.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › personatePersonate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of personate. verb. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions. synonyms: impersonate, pose. see more. verb. attribute human qualities to something. synonyms: personify. see more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › personatePERSONATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · personate in British English. (ˈpɜːsəˌneɪt ) verb (transitive) 1. to act the part of (a character in a play); portray. 2. a less common word for personify. 3. criminal law. to assume the identity of (another person) with intent to deceive. Collins English Dictionary.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › personatePersonate - definition of personate by The Free Dictionary

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   Personate means to play the role or portray the part of a character, to assume the identity of another person with fraudulent intent, or to attribute human qualities to something. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this word in different languages.

9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › personatepersonate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Dec 31, 2023 · personate is a verb that means to fraudulently portray another person, to impersonate, to act, or to set forth in an unreal character. It also has an adjective form that means having the throat of a corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip. See etymology, conjugation, related terms and anagrams in English and Latin.