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Personate - What does it mean?

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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

    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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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.