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personate
1[pur-suh-neyt]
verb (used with object)
to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
to assume the character or appearance of; pass oneself off as, especially with fraudulent intent; impersonate.
to represent in terms of personal properties or characteristics; personify.
verb (used without object)
to act or play a part.
personate
2[pur-suh-nit, -neyt]
adjective
Botany.
(of a bilabiate corolla) masklike.
having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
Zoology.
having a masked or disguised form, as the larvae of certain insects.
having masklike markings.
personate
1/ ˈpɜːsəˌneɪt /
verb
to act the part of (a character in a play); portray
a less common word for personify
criminal law to assume the identity of (another person) with intent to deceive
personate
2/ ˈpɜːsənɪt, -ˌneɪt /
adjective
(of the corollas of certain flowers) having two lips in the form of a face
Other Word Forms
- personator noun
- personation noun
- personative adjective
- personately adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of personate1
Origin of personate2
Word History and Origins
Origin of personate1
Example Sentences
The real Garlinghouse reported this to Instagram, which took a look ... and then 72 hours later, informed him that after investigating the company had determined that he was not actually being personated.
The fact is, that although it may seem a contradiction in terms, yet Ma�tre Jerome was never so much in his own character as when he was personating somebody else.
Corolla personate, the palate on the lower lip projecting, often closing the throat; upper lip erect.
Madame de S�vign� only lamented that a little girl personated that great king.
They were allowed to choose their own diversion, and they fixed that their father and the Grand Duchess should appear as Oberon and Titania, and that every guest should personate some fairy character.
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