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Personages vs Personates - What's the difference?

personages | personates |

As a noun personages

is plural of personage.

As a verb personates is

third-person singular of personate.

personages

English

Noun

    • personates

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (personate)

    • personate

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (personat)
  • to fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate
  • to portray a character (as in a play); to act
  • to attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify
    • (Shakespeare)
  • To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
  • * Milton
    • a personated mate
    Related terms
    * personation * personative * personator

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Verb

    (personat)
  • (obsolete) To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.
  • * Milton
    • In fable, hymn, or song so personating / Their gods ridiculous.

    Anagrams

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