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单词 personator
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

personator

noun

as in performer
a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect the science museum hired an Albert Einstein personator to greet guests for its special exhibit on the scientist

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • performer
  • actor
  • impressionist
  • entertainer
  • mimic
  • imitator
  • impersonator
  • mimer
  • burlesquer
  • lampooner
  • rubber stamp
  • caricaturist
  • parodist
  • mocker
  • parrot
  • satirist
  • mime
  • trouper
  • player
  • pantomimist
  • pantomime
  • copycat
  • mummer
  • echo
  • ape
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