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personate
per·son·ate 1 P0210300 (pûr′sə-nāt′)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.
[Late Latin persōnāre, persōnāt-, to bear the character of, represent, from Latin persōna, person; see person.]
per′son·a′tion n.per′son·a′tive adj.per′son·a′tor n.
per·son·ate 2 P0210400 (pûr′sə-nĭt)adj. Botany Having two lips, with the throat closed by a prominent palate. Used of a corolla, such as that of the snapdragon.
[Latin persōnātus, masked, from persōna, mask; see person.]personate (ˈpɜːsəˌneɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Theatre) to act the part of (a character in a play); portray2. a less common word for personify3. (Law) criminal law to assume the identity of (another person) with intent to deceive ˌpersonˈation n ˈpersonative adj ˈpersonˌator n
personate (ˈpɜːsənɪt; -ˌneɪt) adj (Botany) (of the corollas of certain flowers) having two lips in the form of a face[C18: from New Latin persōnātus masked, from Latin persōna; see person]per•son•ate (ˈpɜr səˌneɪt)
v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to portray (as a character in a play). 2. to impersonate, esp. with fraudulent intent. 3. to personify. [1590–1600; v. use of Latin persōnātus personate2] per`son•a′tion, n. per′son•a`tive, adj. per′son•a`tor, n. personate
Past participle: personated
Gerund: personating
| Imperative |
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| personate | | personate |
| Present |
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| I personate | | you personate | | he/she/it personates | | we personate | | you personate | | they personate |
| Preterite |
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| I personated | | you personated | | he/she/it personated | | we personated | | you personated | | they personated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am personating | | you are personating | | he/she/it is personating | | we are personating | | you are personating | | they are personating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have personated | | you have personated | | he/she/it has personated | | we have personated | | you have personated | | they have personated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was personating | | you were personating | | he/she/it was personating | | we were personating | | you were personating | | they were personating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had personated | | you had personated | | he/she/it had personated | | we had personated | | you had personated | | they had personated |
| Future |
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| I will personate | | you will personate | | he/she/it will personate | | we will personate | | you will personate | | they will personate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have personated | | you will have personated | | he/she/it will have personated | | we will have personated | | you will have personated | | they will have personated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be personating | | you will be personating | | he/she/it will be personating | | we will be personating | | you will be personating | | they will be personating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been personating | | you have been personating | | he/she/it has been personating | | we have been personating | | you have been personating | | they have been personating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been personating | | you will have been personating | | he/she/it will have been personating | | we will have been personating | | you will have been personating | | they will have been personating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been personating | | you had been personating | | he/she/it had been personating | | we had been personating | | you had been personating | | they had been personating |
| Conditional |
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| I would personate | | you would personate | | he/she/it would personate | | we would personate | | you would personate | | they would personate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have personated | | you would have personated | | he/she/it would have personated | | we would have personated | | you would have personated | | they would have personated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | personate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"impersonate, posemasquerade - 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"personifyascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" |
Translations
personate
personate (of the corollas of certain flowers) having two lips in the form of a face personate
personate or impersonate to assume the identity of another person with intent to deceive.TO PERSONATE, crim. law. The act of assuming the character of another without lawful authority, and, in such character, doing something to his prejudice, or to the prejudice of another, without his will or consent.
2. The bare fact of personating another for the purpose of fraud, is no more than a cheat or misdemeanor at common law, and punishable as such. 2 East, P. C. 1010; 2 Russ. on Cr. 479.
3. By the act of congress of the 30th April, 1790, s. 15, 1 Story's Laws U. S. 86, it is enacted, that "if any person shall acknowledge, or procure to be acknowledged in any court of the United States, any recognizance, bail or judgment, in the name or names of any other person or persons not privy or consenting to the same, every such person or persons, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding seven years, and whipped not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, Provided nevertheless. that this act shall not extend to the acknowledgment of any judgment or judgments by any attorney or attorneys, duly admitted, for any person or persons against whom any such judgment or judgments shall be bad or given." Vide, generally, 2 John. Cas. 293; 16 Vin. Ab. 336; Com. Dig. Action on the case for a deceit, A 3. personate
Synonyms for personateverb pretend to be someone you are notSynonymsRelated Words- masquerade
- deceive
- lead astray
- betray
verb attribute human qualities to somethingSynonymsRelated Words- ascribe
- attribute
- impute
- assign
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