personate

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
  • (transitive) To portray a character (as in a play); to act.
  • (transitive) To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify.
  • (transitive) To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.

Etymology

Derived from Latin persōnātus.

Origin

Latin

persōnātus

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