personate

Definition of Personate in English :

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Verb

1. impersonate, personate, pose

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

Example Sentences:
'She posed as the Czar's daughter'

2. personate, personify

attribute human qualities to something

Example Sentences:
'The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Personate

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verb (transitive)

1.

to act the part of (a character in a play); portray

2. a less common word for personify

3. criminal law

to assume the identity of (another person) with intent to deceive

adjective

(of the corollas of certain flowers) having two lips in the form of a face

Personate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpersonˌated or ˈpersonˌating

1.

to act or play the part of, as in a drama or masquerade; portray

2.

to personify

3. Law

to assume the character or identity of with intent to defraud; impersonate

adjective

4. Botany

having two lips and a projection in its throat

said of a tubular corolla, as in the snapdragon

Personate

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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).

2. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently; impersonate.

adj.
Botany

Having two lips, with the throat closed by a prominent palate. Used of a corolla, such as that of the snapdragon.

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