Associations to the word «Personate»
Noun
- Zeus
- Epithet
- Hera
- Genealogy
- Aphrodite
- Priestess
- Ff
- Cult
- Pronoun
- Personal
- Osiris
- Persons
- Myth
- Horus
- Nero
- Athena
- Noun
- Heroine
- Lydia
- Likeness
- Rite
- Hercules
- Consort
- Etymology
- Attribute
- Augustus
- Ape
- Pius
- Perfection
- Mask
- Ox
- Countess
- Oracle
- Serpent
- Character
- Os
- Sacrifice
- Tragedy
- Coin
- Ghost
- Priest
- Maid
- Torch
- Ladder
- Dignity
- Actor
- Beard
- Sentiment
- Dress
- Athens
- Goddess
- Gentleman
- Conscience
- Comedy
- Spirit
- Lady
- Hero
- Joke
- Passion
- Servant
- Altar
- Performer
- Deity
- Corn
- Apple
- Mystery
- Tomb
- Snake
- Actress
- Person
- Queen
- Drama
- Perhaps
- Consequence
Adverb
Wiktionary
PERSONATE, verb. (transitive) to fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate
PERSONATE, verb. (transitive) to portray a character (as in a play); to act
PERSONATE, verb. (transitive) to attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify
PERSONATE, verb. (transitive) To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
PERSONATE, 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.
PERSONATE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.
Dictionary definition
PERSONATE, verb. Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter".
PERSONATE, verb. Attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.