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personate

/ personate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
attribute human qualities to something
"The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
Type of:
impute ascribe assign
Derived:
personification incarnation person individual someone
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
"She posed as the Czar''s daughter"
Type of:
deceive betray lead astray
Kinds of:
masquerade
Derived:
portrayal characterization enactment personation impersonation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
1
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impute ascribe assign deceive betray lead astray masquerade