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单词 personated
释义

personate

verb

per·​son·​ate ˈpər-sə-ˌnāt How to pronounce personate (audio)
personated; personating

transitive verb

1
a
: impersonate, represent
b
: to assume without authority and with fraudulent intent (some character or capacity)
2
: to invest with personality or personal characteristics
personating their gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame John Milton
personation
ˌpər-sə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce personate (audio)
noun
personative
ˈpər-sə-ˌnā-tiv How to pronounce personate (audio)
adjective
personator
ˈpər-sə-ˌnā-tər How to pronounce personate (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • act
  • impersonate
  • masquerade (as)
  • play
  • pose (as)
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Example Sentences

likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was
Recent Examples on the Web Till’s motifs swept though the ensemble, as horns, clarinets, bassoons, violin all had a chance to personate the character. By Libby Hanssen, kansascity.com, 3 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Legal Definition

personate

transitive verb

per·​son·​ate ˈpərs-ᵊn-ˌāt How to pronounce personate (audio)
personated; personating
: impersonate

personated

verb

past tense of personate
as in impersonated
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • impersonated
  • mocked
  • played
  • imitated
  • travestied
  • portrayed
  • acted
  • mimed
  • parodied
  • aped
  • masqueraded (as)
  • mimicked
  • copied
  • posed (as)
  • monkeyed
  • performed
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