personify, personate
(verb) attribute human qualities to something; “The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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.
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.
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Source: Wiktionary
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
29 May 2024
(noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
