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单词 personately
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•son•ate1  (pûrsə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  2. to assume the character or appearance of;
    pass oneself off as, esp. with fraudulent intent;
    impersonate.
  3. to represent in terms of personal properties or characteristics;
    personify.

v.i. 
  1. to act or play a part.
  • verb, verbal use of Latin persōnātus personate2 1590–1600
per′son•ation, n. 
person•a′tive, adj. 
person•a′tor, n. 

per•son•ate2  (pûrsə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Bot.]
    • Botany(of a bilabiate corolla) masklike. See illus. under corolla. 
    • Botanyhaving the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
  2. Zoology
    • having a masked or disguised form, as the larvae of certain insects.
    • having masklike markings.
  • Neo-Latin, Latin persōnātus masked; see persona, -ate1
  • 1750–60
person•ate•ly, adv. 

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