personate
verb (used with object)
to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
have been personating
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present perfect progressiveof personate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I am Carl Grasse, the man you have been personating up-town.
From Final Proof or the Value of Evidence by R. Ottolengui
