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personate Definition

per·son·ate (pʉr′sə nāt′; for adj., -nit, -nāt′)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. to act or play the part of, as in a drama or masquerade; portray
  2. to personify
  3. Law to assume the character or identity of with intent to defraud; impersonate

Etymology: < L personatus, masked < persona: see person

adjective

Bot. having two lips and a projection in its throat: said of a tubular corolla, as in the snapdragon

personate Related Forms
per′·sona′·tion noun per′·sona′·tive (-nāt′iv) adjective per′·sona′·tor noun
personate Usage Examples

Object

  • elector: This can be by a person personating another elector or by wrongfully redirecting another elector's postal vote.