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Definition of personation - 3 dictionary results

per⋅son⋅ate

1  [pur-suh-neyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
2. to assume the character or appearance of; pass oneself off as, esp. with fraudulent intent; impersonate.
3. to represent in terms of personal properties or characteristics; personify.
–verb (used without object)
4. to act or play a part.
Origin:
1590–1600; v. use of L persōnātus personate 2

Related forms:
per⋅son⋅a⋅tion, noun
per⋅son⋅a⋅tive, adjective
per⋅son⋅a⋅tor, noun
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per·son·ate 1   (pûr'sə-nāt')   
tr.v.   per·son·at·ed, per·son·at·ing, per·son·ates
  1. To play the role or portray the part of (a character); impersonate.
  2. To endow with personal qualities; personify.
  3. Law To assume the identity of, with intent to deceive.

[Late Latin persōnāre, persōnāt-, to bear the character of, represent, from Latin persōna, person; see person.]
per'son·a'tion n., per'son·a'tive adj., per'son·a'tor n.
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Personation

Per`son*a"tion\, n. The act of personating, or conterfeiting the person or character of another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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