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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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