personate (redirected from personations)

per·son·ate ¹  (pûrs-nt)

tr.v. per·son·at·ed, per·son·at·ing, per·son·ates

1. To play the role or portray the part of (a character); impersonate.

2. To endow with personal qualities; personify.

3. Law To assume the identity of, with intent to deceive.

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[Late Latin persnre, persnt-, to bear the character of, represent, from Latin persna, person; see person.]

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person·ation n.

person·ative adj.

person·ator n.

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personate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] Criminal law to assume the identity of (another person) with intent to deceive

personation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	personate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" impersonate, pose masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
	2.	personate - attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" personify ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"