PERSONATE

personify, personate

(verb) attribute human qualities to something; “The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

personate (third-person singular simple present personates, present participle personating, simple past and past participle personated)

(transitive) To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.

(transitive) To portray a character (as in a play); to act.

(transitive) To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify.

(transitive) To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.

Adjective

personate (comparative more personate, superlative most personate)

(botany, now, uncommon) Having the throat of a corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip (in a way reminiscent of a mask), as in the flower of the snapdragon.

Etymology 2

Verb

personate (third-person singular simple present personates, present participle personating, simple past and past participle personated)

(obsolete, transitive) To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

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Per"son*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Personated; p. pr. & vb. n. Personating.] Etym: [L. personare to cry out, LL., to extol. See Person.]

Definition: To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.] In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods ridiculous. Milton.

Per"son*ate, v. t. Etym: [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 personate his brother; a personated devotion. Hammond.

2. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask. [R.] "A personated mate." Milton.

3. To personify; to typify; to describe. Shak.

Per"son*ate, v. i.

Definition: To play or assume a character.

Per"son*ate, a. Etym: [L. personatus masked.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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