personation
personation · personations
The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a characterThe act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character
(countable, uncountable)The roles or characters so played
(UK, countable, uncountable)The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.
More definitions
- imitating the mannerisms of another person
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
Forms
plural: personations| Singular | personation |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- imitating the mannerisms of another person:impersonation
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture:portrayalcharacterizationenactment
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpersonate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable