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Definition of personate in English: personateverb ˈpəːs(ə)neɪtˈpərsəˌneɪt [with object]formal 1Play the part of (a character in a drama) here was our village cobbler in a French uniform, personating the general Example sentencesExamples - Especially since it is so simple: One performer personates Noël; the other, Gertie.
- It had been agreed that, in their escape, she was to personate the character of a Creole lady, and Emmeline that of her servant.
Synonyms play the part of, play, act the part of, take the role of, act, represent, appear as - 1.1 Pretend to be (someone else), especially for fraudulent purposes such as casting a vote in another person's name.
no object he found himself personating at an election Example sentencesExamples - He had acted as personating agent for the party at successive elections and was always to the fore at Church gate collections and fund raising events.
- The clever rogues who had employed him and personated the members of the honourable firm were never traced.
- Now that he has put on Christ, he personates Him, so to speak, as a beggar in borrowed robes represents a king on the stage, walking as he also walked.
- Legitimate voters were refused a vote when they turned up at the polling station because someone else had personated them.
Synonyms claim, lay claim, profess, pretend
Derivatives noun pəːs(ə)ˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌpərsnˈeɪʃ(ə)n formal The strictest electoral laws in Europe were introduced on the back of false allegations of mass personation. Example sentencesExamples - The deep-background reason being offered for the rule change is to prevent personation.
- Voters are advised to bring some form of identification as checks are expected to be increased five-fold to prevent personation.
- A pay phone situated in the garden has long since lost its dialling tone, so if there's a case of personation he may have difficulty contacting the gardaí.
- Research will have to be carried out on it and we may have to have stricter criteria to wipe out personation at polling booths.
noun ˈpəːs(ə)neɪtəˈpərsnˌeɪdər formal Personators only get extreme in other categories.
Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin personat- 'represented by acting', from Latin persona 'mask' (see person). Definition of personate in US English: personateverbˈpərsəˌnātˈpərsəˌneɪt [with object]formal 1Play the part of (a character in a drama) here was our village cobbler in a French uniform, personating the general Example sentencesExamples - Especially since it is so simple: One performer personates Noël; the other, Gertie.
- It had been agreed that, in their escape, she was to personate the character of a Creole lady, and Emmeline that of her servant.
Synonyms play the part of, play, act the part of, take the role of, act, represent, appear as - 1.1 Pretend to be (someone else), especially for fraudulent purposes such as casting a vote in another person's name.
no object he found himself personating at an election Example sentencesExamples - Legitimate voters were refused a vote when they turned up at the polling station because someone else had personated them.
- The clever rogues who had employed him and personated the members of the honourable firm were never traced.
- He had acted as personating agent for the party at successive elections and was always to the fore at Church gate collections and fund raising events.
- Now that he has put on Christ, he personates Him, so to speak, as a beggar in borrowed robes represents a king on the stage, walking as he also walked.
Synonyms claim, lay claim, profess, pretend
Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin personat- ‘represented by acting’, from Latin persona ‘mask’ (see person). |