impersonizationn.

Brit.

/ɪmˌpəːsənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/,

/ɪmˌpəːsn̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ᵻmˌpərsəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ᵻmˌpərsənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1700s– impersonization, 1800s– impersonisation.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix¹, personize v., -ation suffix; impersonize v., -ation suffix.

Etymology: Originally < im- prefix¹ + personize v. + -ation suffix, probably as an alteration of impersonation n. In later use partly also < impersonize v. + -ation suffix. Compare later personization n. Compare also earlier impersonation n., impersonification n.

1. The action of representing or imagining an immaterial thing or abstract quality as a person or being; personification. Also (and in earliest use): an example of this; a personification or embodiment of a quality, idea, etc.

ΚΠ

1796 A. Seward Lett. (1811) IV. 192 Those lines in the centre, which present..an impersonization of winter.

1837 C. S. M. Bury Love xii. 233 Love is a sentiment which I am sure exists in some, though in very few persons, abstractedly from all impersonisation.

1880 Brit. & Foreign Evangelical Rev. 29 137 Proclaim..the impersonal love of Right, and its Impersonisation, God, worthy of all love, and honour.

1941 Monatshefte f. Deutschen Unterricht 33 286/2 Kaufmann's interpretation of Judge Adam as an impersonisation of ‘legal procedure’.

2001 A. Leopold in M. D. Yaffe Judaism & Environmental Ethics iv. 109 This impersonization of trees is characteristic of the Biblical writers; David (Psalm 96) says, ‘Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy’.

2. The action or an act of pretending to be someone else, usually for the purpose of entertainment or fraud; imitation of a person's voice, mannerisms, etc.; = impersonation n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > of a character

personage1534

personation1589

impersonating1609

personating1615

impersonification1787

impersonation1792

personification1814

impersonization1890

1890 Brit. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 33 381 The contributions of Messrs...McLean, (musical sketch), Pearce, (Legerdemain), Prager, (impersonisation), [etc.].

1902 Progress-Examiner (Orleans, Indiana) 20 Feb. His inimitable impersonization of the colored servant ‘Pete’.

1928 Professional Engineer Oct. 4/1 Men..present themselves in the names of absent voters and fraudulently vote by this impersonization.

1947 Scotsman 18 Mar. 3/5 The comedy of impersonisation.

2016 @kimikadie 21 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) David did rockstar impersonizations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impersonization
释义	impersonizationn. Brit. /ɪmˌpəːsənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ɪmˌpəːsn̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ᵻmˌpərsəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ᵻmˌpərsənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1700s– impersonization, 1800s– impersonisation. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix¹, personize v., -ation suffix; impersonize v., -ation suffix. Etymology: Originally < im- prefix¹ + personize v. + -ation suffix, probably as an alteration of impersonation n. In later use partly also < impersonize v. + -ation suffix. Compare later personization n. Compare also earlier impersonation n., impersonification n. 1. The action of representing or imagining an immaterial thing or abstract quality as a person or being; personification. Also (and in earliest use): an example of this; a personification or embodiment of a quality, idea, etc. ΚΠ 1796 A. Seward Lett. (1811) IV. 192 Those lines in the centre, which present..an impersonization of winter. 1837 C. S. M. Bury Love xii. 233 Love is a sentiment which I am sure exists in some, though in very few persons, abstractedly from all impersonisation. 1880 Brit. & Foreign Evangelical Rev. 29 137 Proclaim..the impersonal love of Right, and its Impersonisation, God, worthy of all love, and honour. 1941 Monatshefte f. Deutschen Unterricht 33 286/2 Kaufmann's interpretation of Judge Adam as an impersonisation of ‘legal procedure’. 2001 A. Leopold in M. D. Yaffe Judaism & Environmental Ethics iv. 109 This impersonization of trees is characteristic of the Biblical writers; David (Psalm 96) says, ‘Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy’. 2. The action or an act of pretending to be someone else, usually for the purpose of entertainment or fraud; imitation of a person's voice, mannerisms, etc.; = impersonation n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > of a character personage1534 personation1589 impersonating1609 personating1615 impersonification1787 impersonation1792 personification1814 impersonization1890 1890 Brit. Jrnl. Dental Sci. 33 381 The contributions of Messrs...McLean, (musical sketch), Pearce, (Legerdemain), Prager, (impersonisation), [etc.]. 1902 Progress-Examiner (Orleans, Indiana) 20 Feb. His inimitable impersonization of the colored servant ‘Pete’. 1928 Professional Engineer Oct. 4/1 Men..present themselves in the names of absent voters and fraudulently vote by this impersonization. 1947 Scotsman 18 Mar. 3/5 The comedy of impersonisation. 2016 @kimikadie 21 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) David did rockstar impersonizations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1796
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