personate
personate · personates · personated · personating
To fraudulently portray another personTo fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
(transitive)To portray a character (as in a play); to act.
(transitive)To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify.
attribute human qualities to something
(transitive)To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
(obsolete, transitive)To celebrate loudly; to extol, to praise.
Origin
From Latin persōnātus. From Latin personō (“cry out”).Forms
personates, personating, personated, personated| Base form | personate · to personate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | personates |
| Present participle | personating |
| Past simple | personated |
| Past participle | personated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- attribute human qualities to something:personify
- pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions:poseimpersonate
Word family
4 related wordsDeriveddispersonate
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle