Associations to the word «Personation»

Wiktionary

PERSONATION, noun. The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character
PERSONATION, noun. The roles or characters so played
PERSONATION, noun. (UK) The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.

Dictionary definition

PERSONATION, noun. Imitating the mannerisms of another person.
PERSONATION, noun. Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats