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personate
1[ pur-suh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- to assume the character or appearance of; pass oneself off as, especially with fraudulent intent; impersonate.
- to represent in terms of personal properties or characteristics; personify.
verb (used without object)
- to act or play a part.
personate
2[ pur-suh-nit, -neyt ]
adjective
- Botany.
- (of a bilabiate corolla) masklike.
- having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
- Zoology.
- having a masked or disguised form, as the larvae of certain insects.
- having masklike markings.
personate
1/ ˈpɜːsənɪt; -ˌneɪt /
adjective
- (of the corollas of certain flowers) having two lips in the form of a face
personate
2/ ˈpɜːsəˌneɪt /
verb
- to act the part of (a character in a play); portray
- a less common word for personify
- criminal law to assume the identity of (another person) with intent to deceive
Derived Forms
- ˈpersonˌator, noun
- ˌpersonˈation, noun
- ˈpersonative, adjective
Other Words From
- per·son·a·tion [pur-s, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
- per·son·a·tive adjective
- per·son·a·tor noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of personate1
Origin of personate2
Word History and Origins
Origin of personate1
Example Sentences
The king, by way of joke, desired the earl to personate him, and ordered the petitioner to be admitted.
He composed a love scene for two strings, the E and G, the first was to personate the lady, the second himself.
He did not fare so badly either, for being plump and rosy he was allowed to personate the jolly Friar Tuck.
Francesca and I were now obliged to creep from under the tarpaulins and personate the dishevelled ladies on the strand.
Rudely carved images are placed in different parts of the building, and are supposed to personate their divinity.
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