per·son·ate 1 (pûr s -n t )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.
[Late Latin pers n re, pers n t-, to bear the character of, represent, from Latin pers na, person; see person.]
per son·a tion n. per son·a tive adj. per son·a tor n. |
personate Verb
[-ating, -ated] Criminal law to assume the identity of (another person) with intent to deceive
personation n
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| Verb | 1. | personate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"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"ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" |