Personal vs Impersonate - What's the difference?
personal | impersonate |
Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general
Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.
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, chapter=5, title= Done in person; without the intervention of another.
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Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.
(label) Denoting a person.
An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.
A movable; a chattel.
To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.
(obsolete) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
As a noun personal
is staff (employees of a business).As a verb impersonate is
to pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.personal
English
(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
* personall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
- This immediate and personal speaking of God Almighty to Abraham, Job and Moses,
Usage notes
Not to be confused with .Synonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* personal capital * personal fiduciary * personal lubricant * personal trainerExternal links
*Noun
(en noun)Statistics
*Anagrams
* ----impersonate
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Verb
(en-verb)- The conman managed to impersonate several executives.